214 FESTS OF GARDEN AND FIELD CROPS 



The Wheat-head Army-worm {Meliana albilinea Hbn.) 



Naked, dark brown or green, striped caterpillars eat into the heads 

 of wheatj or other small grains, and in the same way are destructive 



Fig. 265. — The Wheat-head Army-worm. Larva and adult, natural size, and 

 work in wheat head, enlarged. Original. 



