. The book of the garden. Gardening. CAanOT-FLY. When the cavities have been opened by this maggot in the rest of the carrot, large numbers of the millipede (Polydesmns complanatm), and of the centipede {Bcolopendra electrica), assist in extending the depredations. Another caterpil- lar, the larva of the ghost-moth, Hepialis humili, fig. 62, also eats into the root of the carrot and injures it. The larvse of the flat-body moths, Fig. GHOST-MOTH (MALE AND FEMALE), CATERPILLAR, AND CHRvsALis. KatuTal Size. Depressaria dcutella and depressella, bore into the stems of the. carrot, causing the

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. The book of the garden. Gardening. CAanOT-FLY. When the cavities have been opened by this maggot in the rest of the carrot, large numbers of the millipede (Polydesmns complanatm), and of the centipede {Bcolopendra electrica), assist in extending the depredations. Another caterpil- lar, the larva of the ghost-moth, Hepialis humili, fig. 62, also eats into the root of the carrot and injures it. The larvse of the flat-body moths, Fig. GHOST-MOTH (MALE AND FEMALE), CATERPILLAR, AND CHRvsALis. KatuTal Size. Depressaria dcutella and depressella, bore into the stems of the. carrot, causing the leaves to stint and decay; and the larvae of the grey car- rot blossom flat-body moth, Depressaria daa- Bella, commit great havoc on the umbels of the ;—Booh of the Farm, vol. ii. p. 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 McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh, London, W. Blackwood and Sons

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