Book excerpt: Excerpt from Twelfth Report of the State Entomologist on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of the State of Illinois Fig. 8. (bis). Work of Strawberry crown-borer; vertical section of the crown, show ing entire injury done by one borer, p. 71. Fig. 9. Work of Strawberry crown-borer; crown fully excavated by more than one larva, p. 72. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.