1.1 KK HISTORY AND HABITS: THE PI'I'A. 75 
Table XXXIV. — Length of lime spent in the soil by the plum curculio, Myrtle, Ga. y 1906. 
Date larv;c entered soil. 
Larrae. 
A.dults emerging in specified days from time of entering soil 
by larvae. 
in 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 24 
25 
26 
27 
May 17 
63 
30 
36 
40 
71 
4 
1 
8 
5 
10 8 
19 
1 
20 
2 VI 
25 
3 
5 
13 
18 
12 
4 
1 
13 
27 
2 

6 
3 
8 .... 
31. 
Total 
244 
2 
9 
15 
34 
14 
4 
21 
2 
20 | 20 
43 
32 
6 2 
Ill 
2 
3 
8 
7 
9 
Total 
75 
2 
3 
8 
7 
9 
4 
1(5 
" 
6 
?, 
Total for Way and June 
Miscellaneous laboratory records 
319 
140 
2 
1 
3 
1 
8 
4 
9 
4 
9 
11 
15 
19 
19 
is 
17 
30 
16 
22 
7 
8 
3 
(i 
2 
459 
3 
4 
3 
G 
12 
13 
20 
34 
62 
35 
46 
29 
31 
>4 
Date larvae entered soil. 
Adults emerging in specified days from time of entering soil 
by larvae. 
Total 
adults. 
Total 
days 
spent 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
42 
45 
4G 
in 
soil. 
May 17 
2 
4 
2 
.... 
1 
1 
41 
2 
27 
19 
20 
4 
5 
4 
25 
23 
27 
2 
1 
2 
(17 
31.... 
1 
5 
Total 
6 
9 
6 
2 | 3 
2 
1 
165 | 4,405 
........ 
........ 
June 9 
1 
I 
40 
31 
10 
Total 
1 
i 
71 1 726 
Total for May and 
June 
G 
1 
7 
9 
1 
10 
6 
2 
8 
2 
3 
3 
2 
o 
1 
4 
23G 
110 
6 131 
Miscellaneous laboratory 
records from May 1 to 
July 7 
2 
1 
1 
l 
1 
2 
1 
3 621 
Total for season 
5 
5 
2 
1 
1 
2 
5 
l 
1 
2 
1 
370 
9. 7S2 
Average time spent in Ihe ground during May days. . 26.67 
Average time spent in the ground during June do". ... 21. 30 
Average time spent in Ihe ground during May and June do 25.98 
Average time spent in the ground for season." do 25. 95 
A few records were obtained by Mr. Girault at New Richmond, 
Ohio, during 1907. The 75 beetles emerging requiring an average of 
22.21 days. Data for the month of June only were obtained, and the 
variation in time occupied by individuals is comparatively small. 
from 18 to 26 days. (See Table XXXV.) 
