. Insects attacking fruit trees [microform]. Fruit; Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles; Fruits. 39 of the orchard itself will lead to an increased infestation. There are several kinds of injuries done to the fruit. First, many apples and pears and some peaches become deformed as a result of early feeding punctures and egg-laying injuries. Second, nearly all apples, pears, plums and most of the jtcaclies in which the hir\%T occur drop prematurely. Cherries are an oxcejition. as tliov rcniiiin on the. a. (I. u. Small lumps of earth showing the puptp in thoir litt'.e oval chambers; b, a dark tircul
. Insects attacking fruit trees [microform]. Fruit; Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles; Fruits. 39 of the orchard itself will lead to an increased infestation. There are several kinds of injuries done to the fruit. First, many apples and pears and some peaches become deformed as a result of early feeding punctures and egg-laying injuries. Second, nearly all apples, pears, plums and most of the jtcaclies in which the hir\%T occur drop prematurely. Cherries are an oxcejition. as tliov rcniiiin on the. a. (I. u. Small lumps of earth showing the puptp in thoir litt'.e oval chambers; b, a dark tircular area in the lump showing the empty chamber after the pupa has been removed; c, an adult beetle after transforming and still In the pupal chamber; d, d, d, d, adult beetles, all natural size. (Original.) trees and usually rot. Third, the adults in late summer and autumn eat holes tlirough the skin of apples and peaclies and feed on the pulp beneath, thus making cull fruit. Fourth, disease, especially Brown Rot, gets into i)eaches and sometimes other fruits through the wounds made by these beetles. In these various ways orchards in situations specially favorable for the Plum (,'urculio often suffer very. 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 Caesar, Lawson, 1870-1952; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : Dept. of Agriculture
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