102 THE PLUM CURCULIO. 
Mr. Girault observed a beetle at Myrtle, Ga., May 7, throughout the 
entire operation. This individual had been previously starved and 
was furnished with a fresh wild plum upon which it climbed at 
4.36 p. m., settling on the side. It carefully examined the surface of 
the fruit before beginning oviposition, as follows: 
Minutes. 
Egg cavity begun 4.43. 
Eee cavity finished’ 4:6) 22220 ones ee ee ee 8 
Ege deposited 4:51-1fs4. (22d 22 Se ie eee 3 
Ege pushed:in cavity 4 pigeon ee 4 
Packing ég¢ cavity 46523 -49 UTAe Po ona oe eae ee ee 24 
Began crescent’ 4.50-2..222e. Ss sei se Sitg some ss See Re ee eee on eee 
Crescent finished 6.08.22 -e- saeee ae ee eeete ee ets Setropee 13 
Total soos co tk ak eae Soe ee see eee ee nee ee era ace 244 
During the process the body was in an extended position, legs well 
out grasping the fruit, and while excavating the cavity the body was 
at an angle of about 45°. Difficulty was evidenced in holding to the 
fruit. The tarsi were continually being lifted and extended, and 
applied to the fruit, and this was followed by a drawing motion, to 
engage the claws if possible. The antennz were motionless, the 
scape lying alongside the rostrum. 
At Barnesville a beetle was observed ovipositing on plum, April 11. 
Its time record was as follows: 
Minutes. 
Beak inserted 9.47. 
Beak withdrawn and ovipositor inserted 9.49.............---2------ 2 
Ovipositor removed 9/49}. 4023.52 2 ew ce eae ee ee 3 
Packing cavity, umtil9, 52223. 222 see oe ee ee ee eon 23 
Beran cutting crescent 003627 5 ene eee ee eee 
Crescent completed, W107 ~~ 2. .sc. 5. oeirating tere os os Ree eee 
Netual time occupied im, cutting 2 25.-.2cesn- so tet eee eee 36 
Beetle rested 6 times while cutting crescent, a total of............. 39 
Potal intervals. sasccces cies cee eerie e eee ee eee 80 
Also at Barnesville a beetle was observed April 20 ovipositing in 
young peach. At 9.30 the hole was started in fuzz, the beak being 
worked down full length. At 9.41? beak was withdrawn and the 
ovipositor inserted. The ovipositor was withdrawn at 9.42} and the 
egg pushed down with the beak. The beetle withdrew at 9.46 without 
filling the hole in the fuzzy covering of the peach as usual, the total 
time being 16 minutes. 
Another beetle, ovipositing on plum, inserted the beak at 9.08, the 
egg cavity was finished and ovipositor inserted at 9.094, and the ovi- 
positor was removed at 9.10. After packing the egg cavity the 
crescent was begun, which was finished by 9.28, a total of 20 minutes 
for the entire process. 
