SNOUT BEETLES EATING THE LEAVES 167 
The Flavescent Clover-weevil (Sitones flavescens Marsh.) 
Oceasionally the leaves of clover are eaten by a brownish snout 
beetle, three sixteenths of an inch in length, its body rather thickly 
covered with short hairs. The larve work in the softer parts 
of the stems. The insect hi- 
bernates as a larva. Dusting 
or spraying with Paris green 
or arsenate of lead will kill the 
beetles. 
Fic. 186.— The Imbricated Snout 
Fig. 185. — Work of the Flavescent Clover- Beetle. Enlarged and natural size. 
weevil. Original. Original. 
The Imbricated Snout Beetle (Epicarus imbricatus Say) 
Practically all species of garden and field crops, and sometimes the 
buds or foliage of tree or bush fruits, may be attacked by this insect. It 
is a rather large snout beetle, five eighths of an inch long, its wing cov- 
ers banded in zigzag pattern with gray and light brown. The snout is 
broad and short. The larva lives in the ground. The adults cannot 
fly. 
The beetles may be poisoned by promptly applying arsenate of 
lead or Paris green 
