. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station . 54 The Bulletin other individuals were tried in the same way, but we did not succeedin getting any more to pass through their stages, undoubtedly becausethe food was too poor. In all our tables four has been taken as the normal number of larvalmolts, and all our calculations are based on these results. Whetherthe unnatural conditions of the insectary could have had any influenceupon the number of molts is entirely beyond our power to , as will be pointed out in another connection, the writer believes thatthe c


. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station . 54 The Bulletin other individuals were tried in the same way, but we did not succeedin getting any more to pass through their stages, undoubtedly becausethe food was too poor. In all our tables four has been taken as the normal number of larvalmolts, and all our calculations are based on these results. Whetherthe unnatural conditions of the insectary could have had any influenceupon the number of molts is entirely beyond our power to , as will be pointed out in another connection, the writer believes thatthe conditions in the insectary as provided during these investigationswas near enough natural conditions not to produce any unusual results. It is obviously impossible to follow the number of molts of an insectsuch as the southern corn bill bug under perfectly natural conditions,as normally it lives within its food plant. Table X. LARVAL DEVELOPMENT. Date of Shedding Number Record Date ofHatching Date of Pupating Days Number Larval 1st Molt 2d Molt 3d Molt 4th Molt Stage


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