SNOUT BEETLES EATING THE LEAVES 



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The Flavescent Clover-weevil {Sitones flavescens Marsh.) 

 Occasionally the leaves of clover are eaten by a brownish snout 

 beetle, three sixteenths of an inch in length, its body rather thickly 

 covered with short hairs. The larv« work in the softer parts 



of the stems. The insect hi- 

 bernates as a larva. Dusting 

 or spraying with Paris green 

 or arsenate of lead will kill the 

 beetles. 



Fig. 185. — Work of the Flavescent Clover- 

 weevil. Original. 



Fig. 186. — The Imbricated Snout 

 Beetle. Enlarged and natural size. 

 Original. 



The Imbricated Snout Beetle {EpiccErus imbricatus Say) 

 PracticaUy aU species of garden and field crops, and sometimes the 

 buds or foliage of tree or bush fruits, may be attacked by this insect. It 

 is a rather large snout beetle, five eighths of an inch long, its wing cov- 

 ers banded in zigzag pattern with gray and light brown. The snout is 

 broad and short. The larva lives in the ground. The adults cannot 



fly. f 



The beetles may be poisoned by promptly appb^ng arsenate of 

 lead or Paris green. 



