TQ4793 10/04/2024 ©Raymond Small

Usually appears during spring on low vegetation when they are particularly attracted to oak seedlings. Immature females feed for 2-3 weeks before laying eggs in batches directly into the soil among the host roots. A typical female will lay several hundred eggs. The larvae hatch to feed upon roots of various herbaceous plants and grasses.

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