. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. '.Oj. — The Pale-striped Flea-beetle. Ealarged and natural size. Original. Fig. lt>4. — Work of the Banded Flea-beetle. Orig- inal. The Striped Flea-beetle (Phyllotrefa rittata Fab.) Cabbage, turnips, and related crops are preferred b}" this species of flea-beetle. The adults make numerous small holes in the leaves, and the slender, whitish lar\'ae live in the soil, feeding principally on the roots of ^•arious weeds of the same family. The adult is one eighth of an inch long, black, each wing cov
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. '.Oj. — The Pale-striped Flea-beetle. Ealarged and natural size. Original. Fig. lt>4. — Work of the Banded Flea-beetle. Orig- inal. The Striped Flea-beetle (Phyllotrefa rittata Fab.) Cabbage, turnips, and related crops are preferred b}" this species of flea-beetle. The adults make numerous small holes in the leaves, and the slender, whitish lar\'ae live in the soil, feeding principally on the roots of ^•arious weeds of the same family. The adult is one eighth of an inch long, black, each wing cover marked with a hght, wa'i.'ing band. Paris green or arsenate of lead, either alone or in combination with Bordeaux mixture, may be used on turnip tops, or on cabbage that is not ready for market. On caljbage. until it is hah'-grown. add resin soap to the Paris green. .\fter the plants are tliree fourths grow-n use FiG. 165. — The .Striped Flea- beetle. Enlarged and nat- ural size. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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