74 THE PLUM CURCULIO. 
Table X XXIII gives data on time spent in the ground by the cur- 
culio at Youngstown, N. Y., during 1906. A total of 826 larve were 
under observation, and the average time in soil for all beetles emerg- 
ing was 31.04 days, varying from 19 to 54 days. 
TasLeE XXXIII.—Length of time spent in soil by the plum curculio, Youngstown, 
N. Y., 1905. 
Adults emerging in specified days from time of entering soil by larve. 
Lar- 
Date larvee entered soil. | ve. 
19| 20 | 21 | 22) 23 | 24 | 25 | 26°) 27 | 28: | 29 | 30.) 31 | 32.) 335) 34 
PUNO Dias see a sees coieto ce AON 22th Ss5|-28| Seslaeeelteealseeeleeas| a Tag Fl eet S| Tal SS ed] 9 
PRES eee eerie 55 2 Ber PAN ies (cage fe 1 2 1 
DOU ecm anes eaceee 250} 2 TN 55)) Sah L385) 98) eS a eS ae eo 
Mota 2ooshssscssccce 345 | 2 2) LL} 7 (105) V7) TO) 12") W925 eas eas 
Dial yiilees Sosa eee se = oe 150 |. 3 |- hl, 9} 100] EES Ga ees ee 7 
Bh aaeaen eS oeee ee eae 126 |- Ble 3 4))| 220 GR Sue Spillane 4 
Siac Sos we eee ek 136) -s52|basalsace sass] -- =| aase lense lees] USI HSS) tGel) Sara ees 2 
Y ee eR ee ee ees 70 |. 2 Pe ge 5: 75at Seaton) eae eeee|eos 
Lae SS | = 
Motalsseesace oe seee CEI eel Sae|ecoe|| Zallesec|l 74) [eect lS Neerh |e alis) | 222) 24 | 11 AI} 13 
Total for season......| 826 | 2|....|....| 2]....| 4] 7| 7 | 25 | 44] 29 | 34 | 43 | 36 | 35] 26 
Adults emerging in specified days from time of entering soil by larvee. Total 
Date larve en- Total} days 
tered soil. | adults) spent 
35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 54 in soil. 
TUNG Qiccsecseseces|| Bo Safe S ho ee | eee | Te ee Se Se eT See eb | er 
DR ose eee alle a OP ot ORI ARES Me ee Sea etal eens | Sierarclf ate a ao eal] Es Se oc 
gue Sees 1a Pee fae Fas Un Me ae Wp De Ueber fe aa OE leche 06: |: as 
Total... re ee Ge ey aes ty do Oy ee Peat) 1 151] 4,711 
Faly 1e7 hee ale yy eee Seer 1) 7g eee 
REE SIS OD 75 fie lh SEP ella | el Ra 88 |seatanes 
Boece Coen ee 2oc|\¢se-|/S2e: il 1 ese (ote) ee | aioe Ba Meee 
f PEAS SAEs eee ere Icweal eer tern 15 | | | Dey i| eae ets 
Total......--|---.| 2) 1] 3] 1] 7} 2) 1)-..-].--5|----[.---[|----]----[---.| 2) 280 seya6e 
Total for sea- | | 
SOH sooo -e) 14 ilee 5 | ALA 1S Sy 6 5B) |) eae MiG eres eee a 2A ea eee 1} 1} 83) 0.276 
} | | 
Avetace tune spent in the eround Giuringwunes. pee eces eee er =e eee aee eee Se eeee eee eee days.. 31.20 
Averace time'ispent in the:pround during July 2.2 Ce esc eeewice ooa seas cee ae ae eee eee G0: < 2-00) 92 
Averageitime spent in the ground durimg:seasonk < 222. - seer ea ea le oe eee ei See eee eee do.... 31.04 
Table XXXIV shows similarly the time spent in the soil by curcu- 
lios from miscellaneous collections at Myrtle, Ga., in 1906. A total 
of 459 larvee entered the soil, yielding 376 adults. The average time 
in the soil of all beetles was 25.95 days, the range being from 16 to 
46 days. 
