TIME OF APPEARANCE OF BEETLES IN SPRING. LY7 
Taste LXIII.—Time of appearance of beetles on trees in spring. Jarring records, 
Barnesville, Ga., 1910. 
Dates trees 
jarred Trees. Curculios. Condition of trees. 
Pram: 10). sa.-=- 336 19 | Scattering blossoms Oa on Elberta peaches. 
is Sea 336 9 | Elberta peaches in full bloom. 
eee 336 1 | Red June and Abundance plums in full bloom. 
meee 336 5 | Carmen peaches in full bloom. 
>| aaa pelea 336 20 
1 ee 336 483 
Pe wl das' 336 i a Petals fallen from Elberta peaches; first egg punctures in plums. 
eee 336 ,07 
Seapets ce 336 563 | Petals fallen from Carmen peaches. 
Ly 9 eee 336 534 
Vieenee 336 427 | Peaches bursting through calyces. 
(Nee ae 336 243 
Seren sis 336 166 
Taste LXIV.—Time of appearance of beetles on trees in spring. Jarring records, 
North East, Pa., 1910. 
Dates trees 
jarred Trees. |Curculios. Condition of trees. 
Apr. 75 3 | Less than 5 per cent of peach blossoms open. 
(hay |e ae ene About 75 per cent of peach blossoms open. 
Peaches 90 per cent in full bloom. 
Peaches shedding some petals. 
May 2 
(0) | stseetiese Nearly all petals fallen from peaches. 
(GN Sasa All petals fallen from peaches. 
75 7 
CD 33 ae 
75 1 
oul eee aes 
75 5 
75 19 | Teaches beginning to burst calyces. 
75 22 | A few calyces falling. 
75 22 | Many calyees falling. 
Taste LXV.—Time of appearance of beetles in spring. Jarring records, Douglas, Mich., 
1910. 
Dates trees . ae 
jarred. Trees. |Curculios. Condition of trees. 
Mays abt. s28 red ee es ee Apr. 25, Elberta peaches, pears, and sweet cherries shedding petals. 
(ie ee Sa Olea xt 2 
11 Se eee =-d0m 3 
1 Vee ate E2d0las2s 2 
ee ae eae 3 | Apr. 30, sour cherries in blossom; also apples. 
cts saree 3 ido} 15 
ee ee ee dOnee. 115 
7 eee : oe ane 58 | May 3, Bartlett pears in blossom; also some peaches. 
772 ae SeeAOl sc 67 
PUNE Les... a ae shes 57 | May 4, Baldwin apples in full bloom. 
eee 2-222) —2 GO). 132 74 
(apne SE ail lap nore 82 | May 10, Spitzenberg apples in full bloom. 
See eee eae dort 97 
Ee eee Bee do.. 94 
1D ete ctas' css] oe = do... 315 
een ae dor. 350 
7) OEE See pe do.. 114 
EN es eee do .. 103 
From the foregoing data it appears that the curculios usually first 
appear on the trees each season at nearly the same time relative to 
the advancement of fruit trees, namely, during or a little before the 
