Egg-Laying of the Apple Curculio (Anthonomus quadrigibus Say)

Authors

C. P. GilletteFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

I am not aware that anyone has published actual observations on the method of oviposition by this insect. On the 13th of June, 1889, I was fortunate enough to see a female perform the entire operation which was as follows: First a cavity was eaten in the apple as deep as the beak was long, the bottom being much enlarged and sub-triangular in outline. The walls of the cavity converged to the opening which was only large enough to admit the slender beak.

Publication Date

1890

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Sciences

Volume

1

Issue

Pt. 2

First Page

109

Last Page

110

Copyright

©1890 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Gillette, C. P. (1890) "Egg-Laying of the Apple Curculio (Anthonomus quadrigibus Say)," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 1(Pt. 2), 109-110.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol1/iss2/45