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is done also when the egg is laid; then the female cuts the stem of the 

 bud. 



Fig. 213. — 

 Strawberry weevil 

 (Anlhonomus sig- 

 nalus). Enlarged. 

 {After Riley and 

 Chittenden.) 



Fig. 214. — The strawberry weevil: a, 

 b, plant showing work on bud and stem; c, 

 outline of egg; d, larva; e, head of larva;/, 

 pupa; g, bud opened to show egg and punc- 

 tures. {After Chittenden.) 



Control. — Plant mostly pistillate varieties; plant only staminate 

 varieties as trap-crops; cover beds with muslin. 



Cotton Boll-Weevil {Anlho- 

 nomus grandis Bob.). — (Consult 

 Bulletin 51, and Farmers' Bull. 

 344, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture.) A serious pest of 

 cotton in the Southern States. 



Adull. — A small brownish 

 weevil, 3^^ inch long, with two 

 teeth at tip of femora of forelegs; 

 female lays about 140 eggs. 

 Hibernates in sheltered situ- 

 ations (Fig. 215). 



Eggs. — Small, oval, white; 

 hatch in about 3 days. 



Larva. — A white, footless 

 grub with brown head; matures in 7 to 12 days (Fig. 216). 



P«/?a.— Soft, white; stage lasts 3-5 days. Average duration of 



Fig. 215. — Cotton boll- weevil: a, beetle, 

 from above; b, same, from side. About 5 

 times natural size. {After W. D. Hunter, 

 U. S. Bur. Ent.) 



