. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. ',10.—Adult of the Onion Maggot. Enlarged and natural size. Original. bulb. There are two to foui- gener- ations each year. Practical means of direct control are wantuig. Omons should be planted each season in fields as far removed from the previous season's planting as may be. In small plots carbolic acid emulsion may be used. Liberal amounts of tobacco dust along the rows wiU act as a fair deterrent. The Barred-winged Onion Maggot (Chcetopsis (vnca Wied.) is a similar species found on onions, and somet
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. ',10.—Adult of the Onion Maggot. Enlarged and natural size. Original. bulb. There are two to foui- gener- ations each year. Practical means of direct control are wantuig. Omons should be planted each season in fields as far removed from the previous season's planting as may be. In small plots carbolic acid emulsion may be used. Liberal amounts of tobacco dust along the rows wiU act as a fair deterrent. The Barred-winged Onion Maggot (Chcetopsis (vnca Wied.) is a similar species found on onions, and sometimes on the roots of corn and sugar cane. The life history and the remedies are Fig. 91. — Work of the Seed-corn Maggot on the roots of beans. Original. The Seed-com Maggot (Pcgomya fusciccps Zett.) This insect sometimes works on sprouting sweet corn, but is rather a pest of beans and peas. It is a white, soft-bodied maggot, without legs, and works beneath the surface of the ground, eating into and destroj-iug newly planted peas or beans, especially just as the tender. 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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