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Edwards says that lie has seen them in an early 

 vinery at Studley Castle about the end of January, 

 when they make great havoc amongst the young 

 shoots and foliage ; and from that time until the end 

 of April they feed upon the buds and leaves, always 

 high up, and are never seen in the day. They will 

 also eat the leaves of the peach, and have been 

 known to attack the fruit. The eggs are deposited 

 a little beneath the surface of the earth, and produce 

 white maggots, and these live at the roots of the 

 vine, rendering the plants weak and sickly ; some say 

 that about June the maggots change to pupa, whilst 

 others state that they live through the winter, and 

 undergo their metamorphoses in the spring ; however 

 this may be, they remain in the chrysalis state only 

 14 days. The maggots also do great mischief to suc- 

 culent and other plants in pots, as well as in the bor- 

 der, such as Sedums, Saxifragas, the Trollius, Auri- 

 culas, and Primroses, eating round the tops of the 

 roots and detaching them from the crown. 



1. The Weevil. 2, 3. Maggots. 4. The Pupa. The straight lines show 

 the natural length of the Weevil and Pupa. 



