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eggs. As the terminal is girdled, the new shoot of the current yea 
orowth withers, and the tip bends over and turns brown (fig. 60 i. 
This is usually noticeable by early June in the southern part ‘of the 
range and progressively later toward the North. Examination of 
the dead shoots will show the white larvae, pupae, or young adults be- 
neath the bark or in the wood and pith. Two years’ growth is always 
killed—often three and occasionally four or more. 
Figure 60.—White pine terminal dying from attack by the white-pine weevil. 
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