spread to the grain field, where they deposit their eggs. After the 

 eggs are hatched the old bugs die, and the young hatching from these 



Fig. 4. — Corn plant 2 feet tall infei;ted with chinch hugs. (Author's illustration.) 



eggs cluster upon the plants and begin at once to live upon the juices. 

 Figure 4 illustrates a corn plant with the chinch bugs clustering 

 upon it. The egg-laying season extends over a considerable period 



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