. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. 211. — The quince cur-culio, side view. Fig. 212. — The quince cur-culio, dorsal view (X 3). The quince curculio is a brownish-gray, broad-shoulderedsnout beetle, about j inch in length (Figs. 211 and 212) ; thewing cases are strongly ribbed lengthwise by sharp ridges, andthere are two rows ofdeep punctures in each•interval; there are nohumps as in the caseof the plum and applecurculios. The time ofthe first appearance ofthe weevils on the treesvaries greatly with theseason. In 1896 theyappeared during the lastweek in May, while in1897 they did not beginwork unt
. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. 211. — The quince cur-culio, side view. Fig. 212. — The quince cur-culio, dorsal view (X 3). The quince curculio is a brownish-gray, broad-shoulderedsnout beetle, about j inch in length (Figs. 211 and 212) ; thewing cases are strongly ribbed lengthwise by sharp ridges, andthere are two rows ofdeep punctures in each•interval; there are nohumps as in the caseof the plum and applecurculios. The time ofthe first appearance ofthe weevils on the treesvaries greatly with theseason. In 1896 theyappeared during the lastweek in May, while in1897 they did not beginwork until about twomonths later or the lastof July. In feeding the beetlecuts a small opening inthe skin of the fruit with the jaws at the tip of the snout and then eats out acavity in the pulp (Fig. 213). The small opening to the cavity
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