The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
AUGUST /, 1909
WHERE BUGS GO TO IN WINTER.
Facts About Common Insects Which Disappear the Fall
Die


at seahore and mountain, disappear the
year when the leaves of the trees begin take
liant coors which the glory American
The mystery of their only in recent years
been thoroy understood by scientists these
creatures migrate with the birds climates They
either thru stage into the ground or
under stones and trees hibernate Others having laid
their for future generations quiet nook
and give lives.
The mosquito fingers in until the last of
octobers warm weather dies having deposited
OF eggs along the banks of streams sluggish
ponds where they will be Matched early spring
weather The house flies creep into crevces
and come forth occasionally middle of winter
to futter around but it fly that is thus
seen The males die with the coming weather and
Tue mdes away in some safe place to hibernate
sleeps all thru the winter days. when
she comes forth to exercise her days
sands. - - -
Likewise the wasps bees hornets and similar insects Of
the heid and woods have practically died coming
OF winter; but if goth middle of January
on exceptionally may occasionally see bees or
"asps hutterng around These usually the queens,
which do not die from the weather IF thew
did their whole be exterminated In them. is
wrapped up the whole family of bees Fully
scious of this the the year take COED
care to tuck away the queens in
danger. ~
Queen bees, wasps humble and yellow Jackets may
often be found in old logs splitting
up rotten trees and logs in alternating cre
lures are frequently brought to light They
insects but the warmth of will quickly re-
we them They sleep all winter freezing Stiff
and yet not suffering therefro only danger they
per1ence that of alternate thawng they
hibernate in place could reach them
they would survive warm sun of mid
winter would often bring them to life again.
wave succeeding would freeze them stiff time
Such action would quickly destroy their
and death would soon follow. .:,-E-
So all insects which hibernate shaded place
the eggs and cocoons of insects attached
buildings the shady de reach
them They would suffer alternating crea-
lures FROM the alternating action frost While
bugs merely under logs leaf mold and
stones to hibernate the
into the earth and hide there They
emerge their underground home until spring has
subterranean hiding place. IN -s--- =.
The ants grubs worms and furnish winter
quarters for themselves deep in the
ground But the frequently from their sleep
winter and busy themselves with their treas
ures Their larvae placed in galleries Of
their homes and is necessary keep an eve
carefully on these they must be fed and KEN 81
thru the midwnter ants will bring their
larvae to the surface of the rays
of the and toward night take them back
deep galleries. - 5.-..c
The spiders only half alternating They
do sleep good deal thru the cold weather
easily disturbed in their sumbers with all
their faculties alert bury the
sken covering inside of it's underground
there in winter well in the winter
time the trap door spider will often
of it's home and itself entrance. ordinary
field spiders begin to spin their winter early
autumn and by the time cold weather they
made house Of silk for themselves impervous
rain and cold Inside Of this silk covering spider pro-
ceeds to sleep away the long dull, dreary Gays
70 most people the caterplars sensitive and
tender to abroad in winter, but forth
the woods and fields winter may only
occasional
The most common caterpillar which
sleep is redfurred creature with bands
the body Every winter these
restless and their hiding are
species of butterflies which
and fit around They hibernate under
trees and their sluber is broken time temperature
Increases They the first spring insects appear
numbers coming forth to sip the nectar from
flowers During the winter they
The most interesting of the insects
their eggs in holes in the trees and twgs the fall
then crawl to die, having
1tfe These insects multiply by the millions While
accidents happen to the they
quantities that it to
destroy them ALL Farmers and fruit
made systematic efforts to lessen the
pests by attacking the FATHERS
creatures The fall and winter become for
them the period for insect hunting and they forth
orchards and parks
they have the light of day In Central park millions
annually destroyed in the fall winter,
this the destructive
from swarmng in overwhelming numbers the
Eggs be found anywhere and everywhere this
the 1t is only woods,
park orchard and make close examination