. Recommendations for the prevention of damage by some common insects of the farm, the orchard and the garden [microform]. Insect pests; Agricultural pests; Insectes nuisibles, Lutte contre les; Ennemis des cultures, Lutte contre les. 20 II. Kall Web-Wohm (^Jlyphnntria cunea, r)niiy)._Tho im- xi^'litly \vol)M mado by coloniott '>t' lliia iiisoc't at the tops of livanches upon fruit and shade- tieos in tho autumn arc well known to every one. J?c//icJ(Vs.—The e,i-'^^8 arc laid by the lemalo moth (Fig. 8), during- June, and tho webnaro genondly noticeal)lo in July J'^roin the habit those cater
. Recommendations for the prevention of damage by some common insects of the farm, the orchard and the garden [microform]. Insect pests; Agricultural pests; Insectes nuisibles, Lutte contre les; Ennemis des cultures, Lutte contre les. 20 II. Kall Web-Wohm (^Jlyphnntria cunea, r)niiy)._Tho im- xi^'litly \vol)M mado by coloniott '>t' lliia iiisoc't at the tops of livanches upon fruit and shade- tieos in tho autumn arc well known to every one. J?c//icJ(Vs.—The e,i-'^^8 arc laid by the lemalo moth (Fig. 8), during- June, and tho webnaro genondly noticeal)lo in July J'^roin the habit those cater- . pillars have of always loniain- ing the web until n snort time before thoy change to easy way (,f dealing wi'h this is to cut off the web and destroy the contained caterpillars by crushing them underfoot. It not attended to before they leave the web, of course, spraving tho trees with Pans green will destroy this as well as all otlier leaf-oatin.' insects. * 12 Ff,)ED BoREB (Clmjsobothris femorata. tab.)—During Juno and July very active bronze booties, about half an inch in length, and of tho shape shown at Fig. 9, d, may be found laying eggs upon tho trunks and large limbs of apple, mountain ash and othei- trees. These eggs soon hatch into the curious flat-headed or horse-shoe-nail shaped grubs shown at Fig. 9, a. These, atter a time, eat into the trunk and bore broad and flat tunnels, which seriously injure the tree. i?me(/i/.—Undoubtedly the best remedy for this and all other borers which, as a rule, conMne their depredations to a certain part of a tree, is of a preventive nature, and consists of applying an alkaline or poisonous wash to tho trees just before the time the eggs are usually laid. For this purpose Remedy Y or VI should be applied in the beginning and at the end of Juno. 13. GIrai'e-vine Flea-beetle (_Graptodera chalybea, lllig).—At the time grape-vines are beginning to expand their buds a blue-black flea-be
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