. The elements of forestry, designed to afford information concerning the planting and care of forest trees for ornament or profit and giving suggestions upon the creation and care of woodlands with the view of securing the greatest benefit for the longest time, particularly adapted to the wants and conditions of the United States. Forests and forestry. 166 Insect Ravages in Woodlands. stored. We here present a cut of the larva of the great Capricorn beetle; that which sometimes proves destructive to the oak, and that causes the damages shown in the last preceding 89. Larva of the
. The elements of forestry, designed to afford information concerning the planting and care of forest trees for ornament or profit and giving suggestions upon the creation and care of woodlands with the view of securing the greatest benefit for the longest time, particularly adapted to the wants and conditions of the United States. Forests and forestry. 166 Insect Ravages in Woodlands. stored. We here present a cut of the larva of the great Capricorn beetle; that which sometimes proves destructive to the oak, and that causes the damages shown in the last preceding 89. Larva of the Cerambyx heros. These insects require three years for their transformations, and do not usually attack the timber until it has passed its stage of full matui'ity and has begun to decline, but w^liile tlie \vo;jd is still hard and sound. The Capricorn beetles to which this insect belongs, are among tiie most destructive of wood-borers ; some inhabiting the trunks of trees, and some only the limbs. There are other insects that devour the pith or the roots, and some are found only in herbaceous plants. 663. The insects that burrow under the bark, or that mine into the w^ood, are sometimes very systematic in their operations, and this symmetry may all be due to the work of one insect, that de- posits her eggs at equal intervals along the burrow. These, upon hatching into larvae, eat their way from the main burrow, sometimes to but a short distance, and without enlargement at the end, and at. 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 Hough, Franklin Benjamin, 1822-1885. Cincinnati, R. Clarke
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