. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. SMALL WORMS BEVELOPIXG WITHIX THE FRUIT 341 Control measures are the same as those reconmiended for the cocUing moth; thorough spraying with arsenate of lead just after the petals fall, and again the first of Fig. 535. Adult of the Lesser Apple Worm. Enlarged and natural size. Original. The Grape Berry Moth (Pohjchrosis vikana Clem.) Most '' wormy " grapes, so often seen on ^ines, cxliibit the charac- teristic work of the grape berry moth. While the berry is still gi'cen, a purphsh spot appears


. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. SMALL WORMS BEVELOPIXG WITHIX THE FRUIT 341 Control measures are the same as those reconmiended for the cocUing moth; thorough spraying with arsenate of lead just after the petals fall, and again the first of Fig. 535. Adult of the Lesser Apple Worm. Enlarged and natural size. Original. The Grape Berry Moth (Pohjchrosis vikana Clem.) Most '' wormy " grapes, so often seen on ^ines, cxliibit the charac- teristic work of the grape berry moth. While the berry is still gi'cen, a purphsh spot appears on one side. If it is cut open, a small greenish or piuplish caterpillar will be found within. This is the larva of the sec- ond brood. Earher in the sea- son, when the grapes are in blossom or the berries are just forming, the inconspicuous first brood of caterpillars is on the ^â ines, eating into the blossoms and tiny fruit, and webbing up the clusters. The insect overwinters as a pupa in a Uttle cell made by. 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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