THE GOLDSMITH BEETLE. 
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The most satisfactory means of averting the insects' iDJuries, however, will be fonnd 
in the destruction of the eggs during winter. This may be done either by digging and 
turning them under, or by burning over the dead leaves among which they lay. 
Fig. 124 — The walking stick, a, b, eggs ; c. young just hatching ; 
d, male; e, female. (After Riley). 
90. The goldsmith beetle. 
Cotalpa lanigera (Linn.). 
We have observed this beetle pairing June 1 on the leaves of Carya 
porcina, and it evidently may be counted as occasionally feasting on the 
foliage of the hickory. 
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