. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. i)e so, its ravages may be prevented by grafting other vines on roots of the Scuppernong. When it has been ascertained that the borers are at work on a vine, the earth should be cleared away from above the roots and the invaders searched for and destroyed; hot water applied about the roots is said to kill them. As a preventive measure, mounding the vines, as recommended for peach-trees, under the head of the peach- tree borer. No. 97, would probably be beneficial. No. 125.—The Grape Phylloxera. Phyl
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. i)e so, its ravages may be prevented by grafting other vines on roots of the Scuppernong. When it has been ascertained that the borers are at work on a vine, the earth should be cleared away from above the roots and the invaders searched for and destroyed; hot water applied about the roots is said to kill them. As a preventive measure, mounding the vines, as recommended for peach-trees, under the head of the peach- tree borer. No. 97, would probably be beneficial. No. 125.—The Grape Phylloxera. Phylloxera vastatrix Planchon. This tiny foe to the grape-vine has attained great celebrity during the past few years, and much attention has been paid to the study of its life-history and habits, in the hope of devising some practical measures for its extermination. The destruction it has occasioned in France has been so great that it has become a national calamity, which the government has appointed special agents to inquire into; large sums of money have also been offered as prizes to be given to any one who. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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