Bui. 847, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE III. 



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ROUNDHEADED APPLE-TREE BORER. 



A, Female beetle splitting the bark of a young apple tree just below the surface of the ground pre- 

 paratory to depositing an egg. Natural size. B, Female beetle placing an egg in the tree just 

 below the surface of the ground. Natural size. C, Female beetle ovipositing at the surface of the 

 ground. Slightly enlarged. 



