MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE IN" THE SOUTHEAST. 



Table 1. — Egg deposition records of a few representative females of the Mexican 

 bean beetle in cages, Birmingham, Ala., 1921 and 1922 — Continued. 



1921— Continued. 



FIRST GENERATION FEMALES— Continued. 



No. LH-2G: Female emerged May 19; 16 days between emergence and first eggs. 



June 4. 



Eggs. 





56 



June 17 



55 



19 



53 



21 



56 



22 



56 



23 



56 



25 



g£S. 







Eggs. 



54 



June 



27 



58 



55 



28 



54 



54 





30 



56 



58 



July 



1 



58 



53 



47 











Total 



879 



July 11 2. 

 11... 

 13... 

 14 2. 

 15... 

 17... 

 19 2 . 

 21... 



July 21 2. 



22 2. 



23 2. 

 25.. 

 27.. 

 29.. 

 30.. 



Aug. 2.. 

 2.. 

 5.. 



SECOND GENERATION FEMALES. 

 No. LH-1G2: Female emerged July 5; 6 days between emergence and first eggs. 



Eggs. 

 49 

 56 

 60 



July 22 2 . 



23 2. 



25... 



27... 



28... 



30... 

 Aug. 1... 



Eggs. 



Aug. 



Eggs. 

 59 

 59 

 58 

 62 

 57 



Total 1,032 



No. LH-5G2: Female emerged July 16; 7 days between emergence and first eggs. 



Eggs. 



Aug 11.. 

 12 2. 

 13.. 

 14.. 

 16.. 

 17.. 

 18.. 

 20.. 

 22.. 

 23.. 

 24.. 

 26.. 

 29.. 



Aug. 30. 

 31. 

 Sept. 1. 

 5. 

 6. 

 8. 

 10. 

 13. 

 14. 

 17. 

 20. 



Eggs. 

 46 

 46 

 44 

 91 

 47 

 28 

 66 

 43 

 55 

 47 

 46 



Total. 



Aug. 14. . 



15 2. 



16 2. 

 17.. 

 18.. 

 19 2. 

 21.. 



THIRD GENERATION FEMALES. 

 No. LH-2G3: Female emerged August 8; 6 days between emergence and first eggs. 



Eggs. 

 63 



Aug. 22.. 

 24 2. 

 25.. 

 26 2. 

 27.. 

 29.. 

 30 2. 



Eggs. 

 61 



Aug. 31. 

 Sept. 1. 



3. 



5. 



Eggs. 

 61 

 58 

 61 

 60 

 59 



Total 775 



No. LH-7G32 Female emerged September 1; 11 days between emergence and first eggs. 



Sept. 12. . 

 13.. 

 15.. 

 17 2. 

 19.. 

 19.. 



Eggs. 

 75 

 62 

 64 



Sept. 22. 



23. 



26. 



28. 



30. 

 Oct. 3. 



Eggs. 

 66 

 65 

 41 

 67 

 63 

 63 



Oct. 11. 

 21. 

 29. 



Eggs. 

 66 

 56 

 73 



Total 955 



1922. 



OVERWINTERED FEMALES. 

 No. LH-8 3 : Female emerged from hibernation cage April 4; 10 days between emergence and first eggs. 



Apr. 14.. 



15 2. 



17.. 

 20.. 



Eggs. 

 32 



29 

 29 



Apr. 24. 

 26: 

 27. 



May 3. 



Eggs. 

 29 



36 



27 



May 4. 



Total. 



2 Mating observed this date. Females paired when emerged except in case of LH-9 and LH4-2, 1921, 

 which were isolated. 



3 Pair from third generation, 1921. 



