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Of even iiKire, ill (|e|illi. 'I'lie ( ic('ii| );i III , known ;is Itie liiiii'owinii; weh- 

 VVdfiii, is ;icli\c ill lelic.'il wlieii disl ml )ei 1 , ;iii(l niii;;l, iisii;illy l>e dii;.!; oiil, 



li> c'ipliirc! it. II. is jihoiit 

 ■•111 inch Idiiji; (l''i^'. 7<)), of a 

 soil, iiiilelinile velvety K'"".V <>'' 

 veKcly liiowii coloi-, (1,'ii'keii- 

 iii;' Iniw.'iid, ;iii(| colispiciioiisly 

 in.'irked willi se\('r;il l;ii'};'e, 

 iii-e<Mil:ir sliiniiii; while nrejis 

 on I he lli(ii;i('ic region, llu' 

 lie:i(| ;ili(l neck sliield Ix'ili^ 

 l.l.'ick. 



'I'lie |iriiicip;il I I III' iJiese 



c;i lei| liii.'irs is ,ii;r;iss, corn l»ein;i; 

 injiiri'il |)\' Ihein (iiil\- when 

 |il;inled on sod , or occ;isio!i;illy , 

 iiiiich less So, IIh" next yeiir 

 I liere;il'ler. They li;i\'e se\('r:il 

 limes iieeii loiind hy us in 

 sod, coiiiiiioiil\- when llirowii 

 onl ol llieir l)iiiidws li\ the 



<C'V, 



*^i 



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l''i(i. 70. A Hull. . vMiir. Wrl. «. .1111, r.-<.<i,l.i,i.iri, 

 oi'il iir ///y/>(i('/(i;iN«, I.miU mh.I m.Ic v h'wm. I'liir 

 (ItiinM niiluriil F<lr.<>. 



'riie\ W('!<' (lie c.'iiise ol no 

 lice;ilile iiijiirN' lo \oiinu; corn 

 ne;ir I 'rl>;iii;i , l»iit so I.Mf ;is 

 oiir own oliser\ ;il ions i^o tli(>y 

 sc;ireel\ deserve serious ineii- 

 lioii ;is ;i'M'iciilhii;il insects. 



'I'IkiI the species is, iie\ crl liele';s, c;i p;il ije ol' consider.'i I >le injury locorn, 



is shown li\' .'I comiminic.'il ion Iroiii :i l:iriner ol' Scoll coiiiiIn, Illinois, 



who wrote me Al;iy '.'■/', INS'/, lh;it ;i ,"ri';it d<';il ol' his corn h;id Immmi 



de;;lro\ed li\ this insect within tlu' precediii!', leii d:i\s, the injury lieiiiii; 



coiiluied eiitireU to sod l;ind .'ilid to the hiidier ;iiid drier p.'irts ol' I he 



lield. As m:iny ;is 



one to Ihret" were 



round in e.'ich iiill. 

 \\ hen I he\ re;ich 



M hill ol corn t hey 



surround llu' Imse 



ol (":ich pl.'int with 



;t line wel> mixed 



with dirt ;ind pel 



lets. I)uililin;; this up 



, ., , 111 I'l.;.;,'. \ nmrowiintWol. worm, /'.s<-i((/.iiiii;./i(ir.i .ir<uiH7/.i,inliilt. 



Ul the loW«M' hlndes, ll,,,.,. nm.-. nuUiml nUo. 



