Clover Insects 



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after a few days of preparation, they transform to greenish pupae 

 with black eyes and yellowish legs' and wing-pads. The cocoons 

 are found just under the surface of the soil or occasionally at 

 the base of the green stems. Most of the beetles emerge during 

 the latter part of June. The beetle is about one-half inch in 

 length, brownish in color ; the prothorax is marked with three pale 

 lines and the wing-covers with small black spots ; along the outer 

 edge is' a pale yellowish stripe and occasionally one along the 

 middle. During the daytime the beetles remain sluggish under 



Fig. ()()0. The Clover Leaf-Weevil : (a) Egg; (h) Larvae Feeding; 

 (c) Recently Hatched Larva; (/) Coooox; (h) Pupa; (i) Beetle; 

 (A) Same, Dorsal View. (Redrawn after Ril-ey) 



debris on the ground. At night they feed on the clover leaves, 

 beginning at the margin and eating toward the middle, usually 

 leaving only the bases of the larger veins, but often, in cases of 

 severe infestation, devouring .the whole plant down to the gTOund. 

 Egg-laying does not begin imtil the latter part of August and it 

 takes place usually at night. At this time the beetles insert their 



