In proportion to its length it has a long beak

In proportion to its length it has a long beak

In proportion to its length it has a long beak

This weevil is a small gray or reddish-brown snout-beetle hardly over a quarter of an inch in length. In proportion to its length it has a long beak. It belongs to a family of beetles which breed in pods, in seeds, and in stalks of plants. It is a greedy eater, but feeds only on the cotton plant.

Fig. 173. Eggs among the Anthers of a Square at the Point Indicated by the Arrow

Fig. 174. Cross Section showing Anthers of a Square with Egg of Weevil, and showing the Hole where the Egg was deposited Greatly enlarged

Fig. 175. The Larva
of the Cotton-Boll Weevil
injuring a Square

Fig. 176. Pupa of Cotton-Boll
Weevil from above
and below
Greatly enlarged