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PESTS OF GARDEN AND FIELIt CROPS 



Fig, 178. — The Clover Leaf -weevil. Work on clover leaves. 

 Adult enlarged to twice natural size. Original. 



of hay, so as to knock off and kill the grubs ; breaking up old alfalfa 



fields, not allowing a field to 



remain more than six years ; and 



scrupulous cleaning up of all 



rubbish or other hiding places 



in the fall. 



The Clover Leaf-weevil {Phy- 

 tonomus punctatus Fab.) 



In early spring the leaves of 

 clover and alfalfa show the 



Fig. 179. — Cocoons ol the Clover Fig. 180. — Clover head deformed bj' 

 Leaf-weevil. Slightly enlarged. work of the Lesser Clover Leaf-weevil. 



Original. Original. 



