LIFE HISTORY 
AND HABITS: 
THE EGG, 
45 
TaBLE 1X.—Egqq-laying records from 80 plum curculios, Siloam Springs, Ark., 1908. 
Number of eggs laid each week by each beetle. 
1S ) =i 
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Bie eve | itest pesca lteltasts | erern |pecraa It eer nil iieel ins isis) hips bso ll teo7l ep) || ee 
Al/AlSsl ales Milogcaaiei los | Sets 6 
2)2|2/2 2/82 F/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2) 2 
‘5.85 g Oe eee PLO) AGHNSL, | ee2N TSH Lon 2on ee eon male 2: |e oe les sels 5 213 
Re a fae ed Bo 2 5) LS elit) S85) 40 ata) 27a L6ae ta eeB hts) | ess Dc eck. tea..| 281 
ee Seas cece 15 | 19 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 21) 14] 29/11) 9] 7] 8 388 
22S 5ee ge eee eee INT ph ale fa a i Ua Wh a 2 iB A 3 MSH a Gols Sal Tay Ug ok: a To i el [eee ees peal) eis 
Meee So eet lace a TES OSS Pay UO eee cel ones moda ened sate lege ea-llae el anor eee 77 
Gee oid sacs cae 'sicls.s | 12)) 87 || 12) 40 |\'45 | 42) | 37) 238) 1/25) 20 14) Ws) 6) 1 309 
«J 4aS SSA eee | 12 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 20'| 27 | 22) 23) 14) 16) 11) 4) 8| 4). 245 
Beivcekictetesk css 5ee% Peet Ou berve le Gn|/eOnlel7, Bod edse Hose SeaSl sence occ Spee mscet cnt 66 
OL SAS ee eee V2! RON Te ES r Qa ag Be aeeigeeel eee sae see | eee eee 59 
LS Ee ee eee | 15 | 20 | 17 | 34 | 24 | 22 LE ART Na ee sees eee leo 268 
1 ah rene set by 8a) TE 25) 13 | 16 Bale 21 |Rane| socal Poets le 83 
1 alee eee | 12! 18 | 21 | 31 | 24 | 19 Je es ee Se PN ihe a 155 
Lee ee 4) 4/11) 19 | 14) 19 sc (acs DY eel Nl VCS a gn pes ee 132 
1 SES a aa TA ei) eae fall Sane|=see|s-5- eA eeesl teed tase 108 
Boeeen ene Sansone see = 16°| 9) 5 | 19°) 19) 19 2 |S a| aon etal Seaver escn etecte 120 
Perea nasi sOose Ss san 23) oa 29) leak | ps3 As |poalieas|atecloccs| Pi Seinc|(s 109 
Pe React c cae ceeck cot <ss 8 | 18 | 14} 31 | 18 | 28 LOD Ga eZ 2 OMe oat) wer 224 
ARMS Sars Sree SO Se Det. - 10} 2) 6 | 25) 45} 28 2 eS4 pedal Bae] pees pece sess ace esce 11 
fibers ecec oes soocer cess FAVE CEA) CSnl ees | oer alecea| ae cel tee [Boe dese ee Pee 4 
GES SEE pap reser Bet Sicicl lemiees (Sesene (ened [ors Irae saszolloeedlooscl las Sc aaa aoes bees! ee—= 0 
BE yc a see Catal 10 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 20 | TSH LS PLS LON aS S|) al) ee 261 
Bere oe oe ao measles ests Cd eee ees eel Se 35) Baad eee peed Bees) Sass eee eae [ae $4) (Stearn) Pace aes Sane 9 
1 Re Reels pe Be ae aera BT PLD E20 29) 85| Sh 4622 Tas 10) 7) ey eee 268 
Bln Siax5 cinin clase 1s 45 Sener Ma aeeod gh OU oer |e meen eer iacia cine ces |Wistesel| oer ailleyelere sjecieytrore | icissel = 33 
RS oe oe eee a Coyle ae eile TMGa LS io a: Gi Sa i et (ee eee ee ila eal ees (eeices  fmea || 
7 TSR See eee ee te Anieb2 | On SRa age p48) Seal LT Gets 8) 100)" 2 yess sao 306 
O. or eee ee ----| 20 | 19 | 41 | 37 | 25 | 36 | 24} 29) 14) 9) 8/....) 1] 10 273 
Ee Re eee, Ss Tih el Sel GT eal SS a we ee Beet lam | Ue pia el 34 
| Joe a Sor oe LONGTIME Teepe 2b Works) a5 asa aM) as 0 eae sabe ee Sle 117 
PEI ren sro. oats xynisia'a. 6 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28| 24) 10; 9) 9} 2). | 237 
Mata) oo a2 ok 254 300 343 |673 |619 |545 (536 350 399 195 177 133 | 83 | 49 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 4,724 
Datelast| Date of |Daysunder| Dayson | Maximum | “Average, 
_ of indivi £ : serva- i ‘ 
No. ofindividual. egg aid. | feuthof| observer | which fs | egys in one| "eegs per 
day. ay. 
68 11 3.13 
72 10 3.90 
99 12 3. 92 
57 10 1.98 
21 10 3. 66 
78 12 3.96 
83 8 2.95 
30 5 2. 20 
31 5 1.90 
75 8 3. 57 
45 5 1.84 
53 7 2.92 
60 8 2.20 
48 5 2.25 
53 5 2. 26 
50 5 2.18 
69 7 3. 25 
28 10 3.97 
2 3 2.00 
0 Ole escesseee 
92 8 2.84 
3 4 3.00 
76 10 3. 52 
21 3 1.57 
46 5 2.63 
78 12 3. 92 
77 12 | 3. 54 
19 6 1.79 
42 6 2.78 
73 9 | 3. 24 
