. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 36 THE INSECT RECORD FOR I9OI An unusual injury to a recently planted orchard was reported from Contoocook by Mr. G. M. Putnam, who sent in September some green caterpillars with the report that young apple trees had been defoliated by them. The larvae were identified at the United States department of agriculture as a kind known as Green Fruit Worms.^ These insects are. Fig. 3. Apple Leaves Eaten by Cankerworms. often troublesome in spring by biting holes in voung apples, but this injury to foliage in autumn seems not to have before been noticed. Spra
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 36 THE INSECT RECORD FOR I9OI An unusual injury to a recently planted orchard was reported from Contoocook by Mr. G. M. Putnam, who sent in September some green caterpillars with the report that young apple trees had been defoliated by them. The larvae were identified at the United States department of agriculture as a kind known as Green Fruit Worms.^ These insects are. Fig. 3. Apple Leaves Eaten by Cankerworms. often troublesome in spring by biting holes in voung apples, but this injury to foliage in autumn seems not to have before been noticed. Spraying the leaves with arsenate of lead as soon as the injur}^ is seen would doubtless kill the caterpillars. The Bean Weevil- continues to do a noticeable injury in many parts of the state. It does not seem to be generally known that these pests will develop brood after brood in stored beans, so that while only a few beans may be affected when the crop is stored away in fall, by the next summer, especially if the beans are kept in a warm room, they may practically all be injured. To prevent this the best method seems to be the enclosing of the beans in a tight vessel in which a little bisul- phide of carbon, benzine or gasoline is placed, taking care ol ^Some species of Xylina. ^ Bruchus fabcB Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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