. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. FIG. lUO.âSAW OF A FFMALF SAW FLV. (Gveatly eiilar:_'i'(l.) brown head and a doulile black ehitinous phite ou the upper surface of the anal segment. When mature they reach ^ inch in length. (»n the first three segments are six jointed legs, on the fifth to the tenth are pairs of sncker feet, and on the hist se,^ment another pair of sucker feet. Tliese larva' burrow into the i'ruitlets and eat out large ca\'ities, often attacking apples when they are no hirger than
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. FIG. lUO.âSAW OF A FFMALF SAW FLV. (Gveatly eiilar:_'i'(l.) brown head and a doulile black ehitinous phite ou the upper surface of the anal segment. When mature they reach ^ inch in length. (»n the first three segments are six jointed legs, on the fifth to the tenth are pairs of sncker feet, and on the hist se,^ment another pair of sucker feet. Tliese larva' burrow into the i'ruitlets and eat out large ca\'ities, often attacking apples when they are no hirger than cob nuts. Each of these large irregular cliambers communicates ^\â¢ith the exterior by a small round which is usually noticed on the side or near the eye of the apple, fhit of this opening one fre(iuently finds " frass" and much moisture exuding. Attacked fruitlets can fie seen on a tree long liefore they fall. The larva:' may he found of all sizes in June and early Julv. Tossibly two Ijroods over- lap (o). The length of larval life seems to \"ary, some mature in four weeks, otliers take five weeks or nii:)re. If the fruitlet is destroyed liefore the larva is mature h nmves to another. Wlien attack is early, and the i'ruitlets small, five or more may lie damaged by each larva. When mature, the larva'. !/â â . E<U,nh'n â 'IG. IQl.âTHK AFI'LF (Natural .size aial L-nl;n',:eil.). 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Wye, Eng. : Frederick V. Theobald
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