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(3ccurrence in Texas ^^ 



Origin ^^ 



Food plants - ^^ 



Natural enemies ^^ 



Proliferation - 57 



Remedies - 58 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Plate II. Work of the pepper weevil {Anthonomue xneotinctus) . Fig. 1. — 

 Emergence holes of adult in chilli pepper. Fig, 2. — Full grown larvae %7i 

 situ in chilli pepper. Fig. 3. — Pupae in cells in chilli pepper. Fig. 4. — 

 Undeveloped bell pepper pod, showing numerous egg and feeding punc- 

 tures. Figs. 5, 6. — Malformed bell pepper pods, caused by egg punctures. 56 



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Fig. 10. The pepper weevil {AntJionomus xneotinctus ] : adult 56 



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