The Beemoth or Waxworm 



Table 23. — Effect of humidity on development — continued. 



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Eggs depo.'iitod. 



Dec. 11 

 Dec. II 

 Dec. 11 

 Dec. 11 

 Dec. 11 

 Dec. 11 

 Dec. 11 

 Dec. 11 

 Dec. 11 

 Dec. 3 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. _ 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 

 Dec. 14 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912,. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912., 



1912. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912.. 



1912,, 



1912., 



1912,, 



1912,. 



1912.. 



1912,. 



1912.. 



Eggs [latched. 



Dec. 29, 

 Jan. 2. 

 Jan. 9, 



1912 

 1913 

 1913 



Dec. 23, 



Dec. 24, 



Dec. 25, 



Dec. 26, 



1912 

 1912 

 1912 

 1912 



Dec. 15, 

 Dec. 17, 

 Dec. 19, 

 Dec. 22, 

 Dec. 26, 

 Dec. 31, 

 Jan. 2. 



1912 

 1912 

 1912 

 1912 

 1912 

 1912 

 1913 



Dec. 21, 

 Dec. 22, 

 Dec. 26, 



1912 

 1912 

 1912 



Dec. 30 

 Dec. 31 

 Jan. 1 

 Jan. 2 

 Jan. 3 

 Jan. 4 

 Jan. 5 

 Jan. 7 



1912 

 1912 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 



Larvae died. 



Mar. 24 

 Mar. 24 

 i'e.l. 21 



Aprin2 

 Mar. 24 

 Mar. 24 

 April 12 



Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 



Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 



Mar. -31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 

 Mar. 31 



1913 

 1913 

 1913 



1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 



1912 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 



1913 

 1913 

 1913 



1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 



Remarlis. 



Larva two-thirds grown. 

 Larva two-thirds grown. 

 Ver.y little growth. 

 No eggs hatched. 

 Larva two-thirds grown. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Larva one-half grown. 

 No eggs hatched. 

 Larva two-thirds grown. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very, little work. 

 Verj' little work. 

 No ej?s<s hatched. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 No eggs hatched. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 Very little work. 

 No eggs hatched. 



J?or the temperature maintained, the work of the larvae was much 

 prolonged. The table shows that in no case did a larva ever reach 

 more than two-thirds normal size when it died. Very quickly after 

 death the larva would become dry and hard. Usually the larva grew 

 but little in the long period of exposure and' a point was reached where 

 oTowth was not possible and death ensued. 



In table 24 is shown the mean atmospheric humidity prevailing at 

 College Station over the period of months when the experiment was 

 conducted. Compared with this is the mean humidity of the incubator 

 where the experiments were conducted. 



Table 24. — Mean atmospheric humidity prevailing at time of experiment. 



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