. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. EATIXG IXTO OB lyjCBiyG THE FBUIT BCDS 329 vour the tender luifokling tissues, working at iiight and hiding by day. The remedy is a prompt application of Paris green or arsenate of lead to the trees, so as to coat the buds. Instead of this, or in adchtion to it, a little poison bran mash may be placed at the base of each tree. Occasionally the buds of greenhouse plants are attacked in similar manner. A liberal dose of poison bran mash is then indicated, scattered on the the ground tliroughout the attack. The
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. EATIXG IXTO OB lyjCBiyG THE FBUIT BCDS 329 vour the tender luifokling tissues, working at iiight and hiding by day. The remedy is a prompt application of Paris green or arsenate of lead to the trees, so as to coat the buds. Instead of this, or in adchtion to it, a little poison bran mash may be placed at the base of each tree. Occasionally the buds of greenhouse plants are attacked in similar manner. A liberal dose of poison bran mash is then indicated, scattered on the the ground tliroughout the attack. The Imbricated Snout Beetle {Epicarus imbricatus Say) Occasionally a rather large snout-beetle, its mngs banded in zigzag pattern with brown and gray, its snout short and broad, feeds on the buds or young foliage of tree or bush fruits. See page 167. The beetle camiot fi\'. The lar\-a Uves in the ground. Paris green or arsenate of lead applied early as a spray will check the insect's work. The New York Weevil {Ithycerus noreboracensis Forst.) Large, gray snout-beetles, half an inch long and marked with black, appear on fruit trees in early spring, gnaw into the tender twigs, and eat into the base of buds. The larval stage is passed in the twigs of oak and liickory, and injury is always greatest on fruit trees close to woodland. Thorough spraying with Paris green or arse- nate of lead earlv in the spring when the buds Fig. oil.— Ihe Aew are sweUing is the only direct means of con- York Weevil. Slightly trol. enlarged. Original. The Pear Thrips (Euthrips pyri Danl.) The pear tlii-ips is a minute insect attacking the newly opening flower and leaf buds of pear. and. in California, those of prune, cherry, al- mond, peach, and apricot. The evidence of attack is a distorting, blackening, or complete killing. 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
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