PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGY. XQ3 



metliod of destroying them is to kiln dry tlie grain. Some recom- 

 mend mixing unslacked lime -with the grain, about four quarts to a 

 hundred bushels. 



The click beetle, or wire worms, {Agriotcs.) The beetles vary 

 from one-third of an inch to one and a half inches in length, of a 

 blackish or brown color, with yellow legs. They are called click 

 beetles, or "snapping bugs," from their being able to throw them- 

 selves up with a snap or jerk, when laid on their backs. The larvse, 

 or wire worms, are about an inch long, yellow color, with brown 

 head. They are very destructive to all kinds of plants, and nothing 

 but starvation will entirely destroy them. Birds destroy them in 

 all stao-es of chancre. 



Pea beetle, {Bnic/ms Pisi.) The beetle is about the size of a 

 bedbug ; round, flat, dark colored, with light spots on the wing cov- 

 ers and abdomen. They deposit their eggs on the pea pods, soon 

 after blossoming. They hatch, and the maggot enters the pea, where 

 it remains during its changes, feeding on the pea. The insect is 

 limited to a particular period for depositing its eggs, therefore late 

 sown peas will be more likely to escape. Probably those sown as 

 late as the 12th of June, in this latitude, will escape their ravages. 



The squash bug, (^Corcvs Tristis.) The common striped squash 

 or cucumber bug, is well known by every one that tills a garden. 

 They remain dormant during the winter, and in the spring come 

 forth and destroy the young and tender leaves of melons, squash, 

 &c., lay their eggs which hatch, and live on the same food until late 

 summer, when they attain their full size and conceal themselves for 

 winter. We know of nothing that will entirely prevent their rav- 

 ages. Plants affected should be examined frequently, and the bug 

 killed. A screen placed around the hill is usually effective. It 

 may be made of part of an old barrel, box, bark, or cloth on a 

 frame. 



The May beetle, {Phyllophaga qiio'cina.) The common beetle 

 is about an inch long and sometimes a little longer. It is popularly 

 termed "beetle bug." Is of a chesnut brown ; feeds upon leaves, 

 particularly cherry, in its perfect state, and flies at night with a 

 humming noise. The grub is destructive to plants. It is a white 

 worm with a brownish head^ and as thick as the little finger when 

 fully grown. Fowls, crows, and some mammals eat them. 



