THE RADISH WEEVIL. 



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the front edge of the wing, and two diverging rows of blackish 

 dots diverging upon the tip or apex of the wing. The fringe is 

 marked with a few dark spots. The middle of the wing next 

 the white band is darker than the front edge, while a faint yel- 

 lowish shade runs along the middle of the outer half of the 

 wing towards the tip, enclosing a few black dots. It expands a 

 little over half an inch. 



Should young plants be attacked by the worms, the best rem- 

 edy would be to shower them with soapsuds. For the autumnal 

 brood of worms the plants should be plentifully showered ; and 

 if this is not efficacious, the worms should be picked off by hand, 

 the cocoons especially. 



The Radish Weevil. — About the year 1857 I found in Maine 

 upon the radish leaves a specimen of a weevil, which I cannot 

 distinguish by Curtis' description and figure from the European 

 Ceutorhynchus assimilis, Payk. Fig. 6, a, beetle, c, larva, b y 

 pupa, e, pod with hole out of which the grub has come, d, 



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Fio. 6. 

 Radish Weevil. 



Fig. 7. 



earthen cocoon. (From Curtis.) (Fig. 7 drawn from an Amer- 

 ican specimen). 



As it has not before been noticed in this country, and may 

 become in future years more or less of a plague, we give a 

 brief description of the insect and its habits. 



The beetle is minute and pale-gray, with a remarkably long, 

 slender, curved snout, from the middle of which arise the long 

 elbowed, slender antennas ; the basal joint is long and slender and 

 succeeded by seven spherical joints ; the oval club pale at tip, con- 

 sisting of four joints. The body is black, but so densely covered 

 with gray, flattened hair and scales, that it seems to be uniformly 



