INSECTS AFFECTING GRAINS, GRASSES, ETC. 85 



of the species attack certain crops more commonly than others, 

 but most of them are quite omnivorous in their feeding. When 



FIG. 61. Earth removed from base of seedling to show cutw 



natural size. 



i ding- 



they become overabundant they will eat anything green and suc- 

 culent foliage, flowers, buds, fruit, stalks, or roots, and sometimes 



FIG. 62. Greasy cutworm (Agrotis FIG. 63. The dark-sided cut- 



ypsilon); a, larva; 6, head of same; worm (Agrotis messoria). (After 



c, adult natural size. (After How- Riley.) 

 ard, U. S. Dept. Agr.) 



