MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE IN THE SOUTHEAST. 



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Table 6. — Data on colonies of Mexican bean beetles in hibernation, winter of 



1 921 -22 — Continued . 



GROUP 5. 



[72 beetles in original colony, marked green on right wing cover, December 13, 1921.] 





Date. 



Number of 

 painted 

 beetles. 



Number of 



unpainted 



beetles. 



Dead beetles. 





Painted. 



Unpainted. 



Dee. 15.. 



1921. 



70 







Jan. 3 



1922. 

















GROUP 6. 



[103 beetles in original colony, marked red (eosin) on right wing cover, December 13, 1921.] 



Dec. 15. 



Jan. 3 . . . 

 Jan. 17. 

 Jan. 22. 

 Feb. 18. 

 Feb. 23. 

 Mar. 7.. 

 Mar.18. 

 Mar. 27. 

 Apr. 13. 

 Apr. 26. 

 May 10. 



1922. 



85 

 69 

 68 

 65 

 64 

 57 

 51 

 40 

 18 I 



3 I 







Table 7. — Data on colonies of Mexican bean beetles in hibernation, winter of 

 1922-23 (through Feb. 9, 1928). 



GROUP 7. 



[25 beetles in original colony, in space 3 feet by 5 feet, Oct. 3, 1922.] 



Date. 



Number of 

 beetles 

 present. 



Nov. 6 



1922. 



8 



Nov. 8 



3 



Nov. 10 



4 



Nov. 12 



4 



Nov. 21.. 



4 









GROUP 8. 

 [ 61 beetles in original colony, in space 4 feet square, Dec. 4, 1922/ 



Dec. 14 



1922. 



16 



Dec. 20 











