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The Grapecane Gall-maker * 



The Grapecane Gall-maker is a small reddish-brown snout- 

 beetle about one-eighth inch long, which lays its eggs in the canes, 



FIG. 367. The grapecane gall-maker (Ampeloglypter sesostris Lee.): a, 

 adult from above; b, same, side view; c, larva, side view; d, pupa; e, 

 section of vine showing galls all enlarged. (After F. M. Webster); 

 /, section of cane showing newly made wound and egg in lower chamber 

 natural size. (After Brooks. ) 



giving rise to galls about twice the diameter of the cane and 1 or 

 1| inches long, with a deep scar in one side. It has been noted 



* Ampeloglypter sesostris Lee. Family Curculionidce. See Fred E. Brooks, 

 Bulletin 119, W. Va. Agr. Exp. Sta.; F. M. Webster, Bulletin 116, Ohio Agr. 

 Exp. Sta. 



