. The elements of forestry : designed to afford information concerning the planting and care of forest trees for ornament or profit and giving suggestions upon the creation and care of woodlands with the view of securing the greatest benefit for the longest time, particularly adapted to the wants and conditions of the United States. Forests and forestry. 89. Larva of the Cerambyx heros. These insects require three years for their transformations, and do not usually attack the timber until it has passed its stage of full maturity and has begun to decline, but while the wood is still hard aud so
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. The elements of forestry : designed to afford information concerning the planting and care of forest trees for ornament or profit and giving suggestions upon the creation and care of woodlands with the view of securing the greatest benefit for the longest time, particularly adapted to the wants and conditions of the United States. Forests and forestry. 89. Larva of the Cerambyx heros. These insects require three years for their transformations, and do not usually attack the timber until it has passed its stage of full maturity and has begun to decline, but while the wood is still hard aud sound. The Capricorn beetles to which this insect belongs, are among the most destructive of wood-borers ; some inhabiting the trunks of trees, and some only the limbs. There are other insects that devour the pith or the roots, and some are found only in herbaceous plants. 663. The insects that burrow under the bark, or that mine into the wood, are sometimes very systematic in their operations, and this symmetry may all be due to the work of one insect, that de- posits her eggs at equal intervals along the burrow. These, upon hatching into larvae, eat their way from the main burrow, sometimes to but a short distance, and without enlargement at the end, and at. 90. Cross-section showins the Burrows of the Boslrichns lineatu^. other times widening as they gain in size, till they reach their limit of growth, and then, after completing their transformations, they. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Hough, Franklin Benjamin, 1822-1885. Cincinnati : R. Clarke