CHINCH-BUGS 



109 



By this time Harry Fulmer 

 had become interested. Al- 

 though Harry was one of those 

 boys who said very little, he 

 was a great favorite with the 

 boys. He had the habit of 

 not talking or asking ques- 

 tions until he had made up 

 his mind what he wanted to 

 find out. He would then ask 

 his questions direct and in a FIG. 48. "That the fuii- 



, , , , . grown ones were black with 



Way that COUld not be miS- whitish wings." Enlarged. 



taken. 



"Did you say there were many on your corn last 

 summer, Mr. Sprague?" he asked. 



"Yes, plenty of them/' Mr. Sprague answered. 



(After Webster, Bur. Enl., U. S. 

 Dept. Agr.) 



FIG. 49. 



(After Webster, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agr.) 

 1 While the young were reddish and wingless. 



"Did they bother your corn the summer before 

 last?" he asked again. 



