Bui. 1066, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Plate 
The Butternut Curculio. 
a, Adult curculio excavating egg chamber in butternut: b, adult female excavating egg chamber 
accompanied by male: c, curculio on tip of young butternut, a favorite resting place; d, eggs 
in young butternut exposed by cutting away the skin; e, eggs near tip of butternuts, a favorite 
place for oviposition while the nuts are small. All enlarged. 
