GRASSHOPPERS ON SUGAR BEETS AND TRUCK CROPS. 3 
neck and forewings, with a stripe of dark brown between. A black 
stripe on the hind thigh extends almost its entire length on the out- 
side upper half, and the slender second joint is usually bluish-green. 
The lesser migratory grasshopper derives its name from its re- 
semblance in markings and habits to its destructive relative, the 
Rocky Mountain or migratory 
grasshopper. Its body is from 
three-fourths to 1 inch in length, 
and is yellowish-brown with darker 
markings. There is a resemblance 
between this species and the red- 
legged grasshopper, which is found 
over about the same _ territory. 
The type may be recognized by 
the dark band on the front two- 
thirds of the upper half of the 
neck, a light stripe on each side 
from the base of the wing to the 
socket of the hind leg, and three 
dark bands across the top and 
down each side of the hind thighs. 
Through the center of each front 
wing a light stripe runs lengthwise, 
widening backward, and contain- ™* en. ie hae oie 
ing several squarish dark patches. 
The thick-set body of the Bruner grasshopper (fig. 4) is about 1 
inch in length and is of a greenish-yellow color. Three bluish-green 
stripes extend from the head backward across the neck, one on top 
and one on each side. The front wings are olive green, finely netted 
with yellow cross veins, and with a wedge-shaped area lengthwise 
through the center, bearing light and dark patches. Three bluish- 
green zigzag stripes on the hind thighs extend across the upper sur- 
face and down on each side. 
EGG LAYING. 
Between the time of maturity, which differs for each species, 
and freezing weather the females deposit their eggs, selecting for this 
purpose firm soil in a well-drained location. <A hole is formed by 
working the abdomen downward and backward into the soil as far as 
it will go, and the eggs are deposited therein, one at a time, as the 
abdomen is slowly withdrawn. (Fig. 5.) A white, frothy liquid, de- 
posited with the eggs, fills the spaces among them and moistens the 
walls of the hole. As the liquid dries, it hardens, cementing the 
yellowish-brown eggs and moist soil into a curved, cylindrical capsule. 
(Figs. 6, 7.) 
