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to reveal any beetles, but, on November 7, 6 more specimens were 
taken beneath partly rotted leaves close to the soil. The beetles 
were wet and dull colored from their surroundings. On November 
17, 2 adults were found, under rotted apple leaves on soil, quite active; 
and in a similar situation 4 more were taken November 23, and 5 on 
November 28. In the spring of 1905 Mr. Johnson made extended 
searches for beetles along fence rows, in peach, plum, apple, and 
quince orchards, in old stumps in adjoining woods, in crack- in 
fences, under piles of wood, rough bark of fruit and other trees, and 
wherever it was thought possible that the beetles might occur. 
None, however, was discovered. Examinations were made begin- 
ning March 25 and continued until May 10, at which time plum trees 
were showing first blossoms. 
The following year, 1906, at North East, Pa., Mr. Johnson found, 
on April 24, 10 beetles covered with leaves and decayed fruit on the 
surface of the ground in a young apple orchard in sod. At this time 
the blossom buds of apple were just beginning to open. Beetles 
were found in similar situations in this orchard, as follows: Seven on 
April 25, 9 on April 26, 4 on April 30, 16 on May 3. By this time, 
however, beetles were in evidence on certain fruits, as shown by 
Table LXIX, and it is not certain but that some of the beetles 
observed had already left their hibernation quarters for the orchards. 
Also, in the spring ot 1905, Mr. James H. Beattie, at Fort Valley, 
Ga., made frequent searches for hibernating curculios, the work cov- 
ering the period from March 14 to 25. Examinations were made 
among leaves and logs in woods, trash in orchards, and other places 
where the insect might occur, but none was found, though unques- 
tionably they were quite abundant in these places. 
The following year at Myrtle, Ga., Messrs. Girault and Rosenfeld 
failed utterly to find any hibernating curculios, although very care- 
ful search Was made in all situations likely to be used, including trash 
and grass along terraces, in peach orchards, in thickets of wild plum 
trees adjacent to peach orchards, in accumulations of leaves and 
trash, in old stumps, under rough bark of trees, etc. One beetle, 
however, was found March 16 under the bark of a pear tree about 4 
feet from the ground under circumstances suggesting that it had 
hibernated there. There is doubt in regard to the matter, since the 
trees at this time were in full bloom and the insect may have come 
into the orchard from its hibernating quarters. 
In the case of apple orchards the data show that many beetles 
simply hide away under trash that may be present. They doubtless 
feed upon the fruit until fall, and upon the coining of cold weather 
seek the most convenient shelter. In the case of fruits gathered by 
midsummer, as is true of peaches in the South and in regions where 
other fruits are not available for food, unquestionably the insects 
