238 Bugs, Butterflies, and Beetles 



yellow in color. The baby grape-vine beetles are 

 grub-worms which live in the rotten roots of trees. 

 You can find the beetles by looking on the under 

 side of the grape-vine leaves along in midsummer 

 and you can keep the beetles alive for an indefinite 

 time if you feed them with fresh grape-vine leaves. 

 Separated from the last-named beetle by the 

 fact that it has nine joints in its antenna, smeller 

 or feeler, and wing covers with a skinny margin or 

 edges, is another beetle kno^vii as 



ANOMALA 



This one is said to be a serious foe to the grape- 

 vines in some parts of our country. The larvae eat 

 away the flowers, buds and blossoms of the grape- 

 vine. You may find them also in the sumac 

 blossoms. 



