i66 NATURE'S CALENDAR 



July 26 INSECTS 



Hornets and Wasps. — Colonies increasing 

 rapidly in numbers ; workers caring for young 

 and enlarging nests ; visiting colonies of aphides 

 for " honey-dew," and flowers for nectar, or to 

 catch insects. 



Bumble-bees. — Workers, large and small, 

 abundant ; visiting blossoms of raspberry, par- 

 tridge-berry, and many other plants. 



Leaf-ciittei' Bees (Megachile). — Common; vis- 

 iting self-heal and many other flowers ; cutting 

 out pieces of leaf-blades of various plants for 

 use in making nests for young. 



Mud-wasps. — Many species at work; visiting 

 flowers of parsnip and other plants ; making 

 cells and storing them with spiders, grasshop- 

 pers, etc. , as food for the young, 



Etwienes. — These and other mason-wasps 

 visiting blossoms of sumach and other flowers ; 

 constructing their mud-cells and provisioning 

 them with caterpillars and other insects. 



Ic/memnon-Jlies. — Many species, large and 

 small, visiting blossoms of wild parsnip, fire- 

 weed, and many other flowers to sip nectar ; 

 searching foliage and branches for caterpillars 

 in which to deposit eggs. 



Currant Worms. — Some pupoe mature into 

 saw-flies that lay eggs for a second brood. 



Tiger Beetles. — Adults of various species 

 abundant in sandy places, along beaches, in 

 barren fields, along paths and roadsides ; con- 

 tinue through August. 



Ladybird Beetles. — Increasingly abundant ; 

 larvfE, pupae, and adults all to be found in suit- 

 able localities. 



Click Beetles.— \^yx\\.% to be found about 

 flowers, and larvae (wire- worms) in the soil. 



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