05 



(•OI.H(;(jlJ«-(lCC. 'I'hi.S iMJlliy (O I.Ih- ,,||t,<T HIlHnrc r,r t,|„, rooUtalk (!Xt(!ll<lH, 



<)<:(:n.H\i>uii,\\y, a;-, li..r .lovvn ;i,.s thr; .N^i^tf, f,f Uvo iiiclics. After 1,1,,. wonn 



hjiH !iU,;i,i;)f<l al,(,iil, l.ulf ii,H Hizr;, it hon-H into tlir- Hf;.ll<, jiIho \,cUm tfic 



HnH'arc, K'-'i'-'i'lly .■'l"'V<- ;.n<l very <:U,hi- U, <„u- of tlx' rootlet-,, in a jriore 



or l(«H Htrai^ljt line, (mtil it r<'nr.\i(:H tlir; r,p|,r,Hite l,;ir<l |.;ut :, or it workH 



gradually iipwfinJH, widetiin^; tlir- efuumel niore ;uhI mor., nntil Kofno- 



tinie.s tliere i.s formed ;i Inr^e 



cavity, Ic'ivin^*; only tlif; rind 



of tlie Htalk untouf;lied. 'I'he 



n(;ji,rly full ^'rown l,'irv;i, HeeniH 



Ut prefer to work jiiHt ahov(! 



tli(- ,surf;i,ce of the j.a-onnd." It 



liaH aJKr^ l»een lomid injurionH 



f/O tlie he.'i.n, pe;inut, row pe;i. 



and turnip. 



'I'll*' life history of the 

 .specif;,s is i»np(!rf(;etly known. 



In Tcxji.s (Ik; itif)tfi,H }i;i.ve ;i,p- 



p'-JiH'd in .\I;mc|,, ;,iid l;irv;e 



found injuring' em-n l;it,e in July 



(.'iivr- the firht moth;-; Auj.';u;-;t 4, 



;uid oth'-rH ;~;ent in Au^n;-;t If) 



prodneed moths Awi/u.-.i. '.',{ 



••"id e;i.rly in the following 



nir»nth. Adult of t.tii.s HporjujH 



havr- heen tokr-n by uh in Illi- 



noih Auf.ni;-;! il ;i;id .Sef)tefnl,er 



4. L;irv;e:-»'nt in ff) |{i|r-y fronj 



S(;pteml<er 2o U) October 'ZH 



niiiy \,c\()i,t£, to a hwcca'J'jUh^ bro'>d,!Uid froin t tio,;e eolleeted :,.l the hitter 



d;.l'' moth;- emerj/ed !,,H late ;.;-; .I;i(i(i;iry I',!, ;ind larva; wcro. omiHionally 



M-en up to ,j!U)ti;i,ry 2r,. I-rotn the,He data it would af^fx-ar that the 



inKect \t\\)<-ninicH rn all threr- Htaj.''-; of l;irvii. pup;i, .-md ;idult. 



I III! HiriiiiU-.f Cum Htiitk i,<iii:i, Klonm,, 

 paliian lij/noHidluM, liuvii. iwiijlf luiil work on font 

 xliilk, N/ttuntl ntM:. <k\]iiy, \', H, l>«(/(. of Agri 



I I'.. 7.-, 

 ilnan I 

 itlk. I 

 r!(j|njr<),> 



'I III. \'A \\\\^)\\\\(. \\\.\', VVOkMS. 



/ '.uuuhi fi,ti;piu)in ii rid iiclla ( ' I < • f f i , 



11 !ll)<)d()'l)ijy. m.odr/uririrlliir', (J rote. 



Ana phuin /top'ti/iilhi (',\fi(\. 



In <;xa/mnin^' i/ijurien U, youn^' corn on :;<,<l j/rounrj n-emhli/ij/ that 

 of entwonriH or w<-:\,-w<>vti\H, oint will Hr.metimr-; fin, J ;,, tulxijar w('\> 

 '>pf;ninj^ at thrt Hurfacc and l(;a»ling down htix, i,. vertical (lylindrie.'ii 

 l>iuTow ;i,hout tlK' dianioter of a load-fA;nf;il, and .nix i/ichcH to two f(;«;t, 



