. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges;. Insects; Pests. A field-cricket, Oryllus species. The tree-cricket/£(, female from the side, male from above.—a, blackberry cane showing egg punctures; b, the same, split, to show the arrangement ofthe eggs; c, egg, very much enlarged ; d, its tip, yet more enlarged. always an easy task to capture the specimens. There is less trouble in the fall, when the female is ovipositing in warm, sandy spots, and the male is watching her, keeping up a constant sing- ing during the
. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges;. Insects; Pests. A field-cricket, Oryllus species. The tree-cricket/£(, female from the side, male from above.—a, blackberry cane showing egg punctures; b, the same, split, to show the arrangement ofthe eggs; c, egg, very much enlarged ; d, its tip, yet more enlarged. always an easy task to capture the specimens. There is less trouble in the fall, when the female is ovipositing in warm, sandy spots, and the male is watching her, keeping up a constant sing- ing during the operation. As a rule the species winter in the ^gg state, but occasionally nymphs and adults survive, and a solitary and melancholy chirp in spring now and then tells of such a speci- men. Most of the species are plant-feeders, yet rarely attack. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, John Bernhard, 1858-1912. Philadelphia and London : J. B. Lippincott co.
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