Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-13
interior Department.

,,,,rol Diyision of the Patent Office The
Among the class of insects injurious
ga e; we find the rice weeviI an insect very
.o to the rice crop We make the following
ssfucS.. from the pen of Mr. Glover, which will be
tract' ! in the forthcoming agricultural report:
pblsnD rce weeviI (calandTd ory&G)is said to at
luz 1rbpn in the field and as it does not cOnfine
ss NV qrain alone but also destroys wheat and
hell ~ Stored it is one of the greatest pests 10
5rD "noI If the South. This weevi, which resem-
DE grain weevl (calandra granaraa) in size,
Ia Ine ID color, must not be COMPOUNDED with the
hSp9 y rnd weevil of Ohio and other parts of the
rcN'.rr birb is the larva of atwo.winged gnat or
Ges,," called the wheatmuge, (cecidyomyia
trpI This fly attacks wheat only when in the
TtaJ immature state whereas the true weevils
0F9r .ot1,s, furnished with hard wing cases, and
s lander snonts, which they attack grain or corn
0oS' sLon ripened and hard. The female hayinc
py :tod single egg on each grain, the young lar.
so3atey commence the work of destruction
e u into it, which serves afterwards as food and
eau::5 for the small worm In this cavity it
@O'e, into pupa, and in short time the perfect
bao9' works It's way through the thin skin to eat
69 holes in the grain and deposit eggs for another
nsE l,ion The larva is small grub about one
sDgi FAN inch in length, unprovided with legs and
H:.par in the middle than elsewhere the tail ia
sWrnTpnly and is shomewhat turned back when
P'.tato Of rest the head is of an amber color, the
a. creamy yellow, and the grub generally appears
"E,rrbpd posture. The pupa is also of the same
1s,r.vplow color, and has the legs, wing cases,
"n1p and trunk of the perfect insect distinct
',n,,rked but it is capable of locomotion. -
J. "yreey is Of a dark reddish brown. with two
wv .,ca marks or spots on each wing case the head
FINISHED with long curved slender trunk, pro-
si with Jaws at its extremity and with which it
.n,bed 10 pierce the grain. The wing-cases do
.,ooch the end OF the abdomen, but leave part of
s..,corpred These insects manifested their destruc-
nronensites in the United States Patent Office by
W. 5,inr corn, rice, hemp and wheat indiscriminate-
and we're found to be particularly abundant in
and wheat imported from China, most of which
~. ro,geless, and had to be burnt to destroy them
s,.t all the seeds imported from China were much
..:nrol bv insects, although packed in tin cans
TTba best remedy, when the wheat corn is in-
n,5sd for food, would be to lndry il or if ntcn-
~ or seed to fumjgate il in some confined place
pb burning charcoal after closing.al the apertures
,,o INTO casks heated and fumigated with burning
.srcoal by means OF a portable furnace, or storing
in LAYERS with lime, has been recommended.
These rice WceylS were very abundant in Novem-
BARN Georgia, in field, burrowing under the
oks 10 deposite their eggs. MultitudeS of the an.
~nmojs moth were also flying about an old shed al
he same time and attacking the corn in The field
Smp es Of wheat or any other grain may be PIE.
aTed in bottles or Gir-ught cases, unnjured by any
insect enemies, by merely putting a few drops Of
,orofom into Them and then corking them tightly