Bui. 184, U. S. Dept of Agriculture. 



Plate III 



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Fig. 1.— Work of the Huisache Girdler Early in the Season. Twenty Beetles 

 Counted on this Tree. (Original.) 



Fig. 2.— Trees Which Have not Been Serioum / Injum i; i,, im i .iudler. but no 

 Dead Branches Allowed to Remain on oh nlah THLLi.. (Qkiginal.) 



WORK OF THE HUISACHE GIRDLER. 



