Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . canelkis Fab., Colnspis hrunnea Fab., Graphnps pubescensMels. Family Chrysomelidoe. Sec Forbes, 1. c, p. 150. 1N8ECTS INJURIOUS TO THE STRAWBERRY 440 July, the beetles emerg-ing in the latter part ofJuly and early in hibernates inthe larval condition, pu-pates in the spring, andemerges in May and eggs are probablylaid in July, and thelarvffi make their attackupon the plant in Augustand September. .—Forbes. Thus the larvaof the three species maybo found thi-oughout theseason whoio all beetles are aboutone-eighth inch
Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . canelkis Fab., Colnspis hrunnea Fab., Graphnps pubescensMels. Family Chrysomelidoe. Sec Forbes, 1. c, p. 150. 1N8ECTS INJURIOUS TO THE STRAWBERRY 440 July, the beetles emerg-ing in the latter part ofJuly and early in hibernates inthe larval condition, pu-pates in the spring, andemerges in May and eggs are probablylaid in July, and thelarvffi make their attackupon the plant in Augustand September. .—Forbes. Thus the larvaof the three species maybo found thi-oughout theseason whoio all beetles are aboutone-eighth inch long andmay be distinguished asfollows , according t oBruner: ^CoJaspis J»U)i-nen is usually of a yel-lowish clay color, butranges to y e 11 o w i s h -brown. The Ijody issmooth l)ut not (?(tueUu-^ isusually shiny, 1) 1 a c kabove, varying to brown,with four black blotcheson the wing-covers. Thelegs and antenna? arealwa>s pale. Graphopspubescens is either greenor purple with a bronzemetallic sheen, and has. FiC!. 321.—The strawberry root-borer {Typo-phorus canellm Fab.): adult and larva—very greaty enlarged, hair line at right ofbeetle shows iratui-al size. (After Pet tit.) 450 INSECT PESTS OF FARM, GARDEN AND ORCHARD the entire body ni()i(» or less covered with a gray pupae are all found in earthen cells among the roots of theplants. The beetles of all three speci(>s feed on the foliage andwhen numerous will attract attention. Control.—Whenever the plants are not in fruit, the beetlesmay be destroyed by spraying with J pound of Paris green or3 pounds or arsenate of k^ad per barrel, preferably applied withBordeaux mixture. Where the plants are customarily sprayedwith Bordeaux mixture for leaf diseases, arsenites may be addedand will probably control this and other strawberry pests. Badl}infested fields should be plowed under deeply as soon as the cropis secured and new beds should be planted at some distance fromthem. The Str
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