SNOUT-BEETLES AND 
GRUBBS EATING LEAVES 165 
characteristic work of 
the larvee of the clover 
leaf-weevil. The grubs 
themselves are not apt 
to be seen, for they 
work only at night and 
he concealed close to 
the base of the plant 
during the daytime, 
but the edges of the 
leaves will be found 
eaten out in regular 
scallops. The full- 
grown larva is a half 
inch long, dusky green, 
with a lghter stripe 
down the middle of 
the back. 
In July or August 
the adult beetle is to Fig. 181.—Larva and work of the Lesser Clover 
be found, feeding on 
Leaf-weevil. Original. 
the leaves of the plants. It is one third of an inch long, dark brown 
in color but lighter on the sides, and covered with short hairs. 
Fic. 182.— The Lesser Clover Leaf-wee- 
vil. Enlarged and natural size. 
inal. 
Eggs are soon laid by the 
beetles, the young grubs feeding 
for a short time and then hiber- 
nating near the plants just 
below the surface of the soil. 
No direct measures of con- 
trol are feasible. Badly in- 
fested fields should be plowed 
and seeded to some other crop. 
Damage is seldom serious until 
a field has been in clover for 
two years. 
