6 FARMERS BULLETTIS^' 846. 



fully grown (fig. 4, a) is about one-sixth of an inch in length and 

 yellowish white in color. It is fleshy and griiblike in appearance 

 and usually lies in a curved position. The head is pale brown and 

 the body is covered with long, silky, yellowish-brown hairs, to which 

 l)articles of the food substance or refuse adhere, giving the larva 

 a somewhat dusty or dirty appearance. The legs are short and paU^ 



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Fig. 3. — Cigar tobacco showing work of tiic tobacco beetle. 



