Report on miscellaneous cotton insects in Texas . * Work of Oncideres cingulata on Cotton Stalks.[These illustration-, running from Left to right, -how earlier and later stages in the girdling pp IAPAIPEMA NTTELA 39 OBTHOSOMA BRUNNEUM Forst. A larva, probably of this species, was sent to the Bureau of Ento-mology by Prof. Wilmon Newell, from Villa Rica, Ga., where it was stated to be boring into the bases of growing cotton stalk-, [t isprobable that this injury is more or less accidental. The larva usuallyworks in dead wood; and possibly where dead wood occurred in thecotton field and was plow
Report on miscellaneous cotton insects in Texas . * Work of Oncideres cingulata on Cotton Stalks.[These illustration-, running from Left to right, -how earlier and later stages in the girdling pp IAPAIPEMA NTTELA 39 OBTHOSOMA BRUNNEUM Forst. A larva, probably of this species, was sent to the Bureau of Ento-mology by Prof. Wilmon Newell, from Villa Rica, Ga., where it was stated to be boring into the bases of growing cotton stalk-, [t isprobable that this injury is more or less accidental. The larva usuallyworks in dead wood; and possibly where dead wood occurred in thecotton field and was plowed up, the larvae might have attacked thecotton. ONCIDERES CINGULATA Say. In October, 1904, numerous specimens of cotton stalks cut off about1 foot above the ground were received from Waco. Tex., the workbeing undoubtedly that of this species. Subsequently the fields were. Fig. 22.—Papaipema nitela: a, female moth: b, half-grown larva; c, mature larva in injured stalk: d,lateral view of abdominal segment of same; e, pupa—all somewhat enlarged (from Chittenden . visited, but none of the beetles could be found, though similar workwas noticed on neighboring hackberry trees. Injury by this insect isvery common to shade and fruit trees, especially to pear, in west-central Texas. PAPAIPEMA NITELA (uien. In July, caterpillars presumably of this species (fig. 22) were toundnot uncommon, boring in the cotton stalks at Terrell, especially alonga small creek. The larva4 enter the stalk 3 or 4 inches above theground, boring upward and causing it to wilt and die. The larvaewere very common in the stalks of bloodweed (Ambrosia trijida)in Bra/os County, but none were found on cotton. June 24, 1904:, 40 MISCELLANEOUS COTTON INSECTS. specimens were received by the Bureau of Entomology from L. Gold-man, Lagrange, Ark., who reported them boring into cotton
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