A Treatise on Some of the Insects of New England which are Injurious to Vegetation

antennæ appear attacks August band bark become beetles begin belong beneath body branches broad brown called caterpillars closely cocoons color common covered dark described destroy destructive devour edge eggs entirely extremity feet females flies fore four genus grain green ground grubs habits hairs half hatched head hind holes inch inch in length injurious insects joints July June kinds known larvæ latter leaves legs length less lines live locusts maggots males Massachusetts means measures middle month moths narrow natural nearly numbers observed oval pair pale plants probably punctures pupa quarters remain resemble rest ring roots rows seen short side skin slender sometimes soon species spots spring summer surface tenths thick thorax transformations trees trunks upper various wing-covers wings winter wood yellow young