. Insect pests and plant diseases : containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the province . Pests; Fungal diseases of plants; Insect pests. 22 Provincial Board of HoRTicuLTtrBE. 1897,. (Fig. 8.) Pentilia (Similia) misella ; (a) beetle ; (h) larva ; ,(c) pupa ; [d) blossom end of pear, showing scales with larvze and pupae of Pentilia feeding on them, and pupa of Pentilia attached within the calyx. All greatly enlarged. (L. 0. Howard and O. L. Marlett, Bulletin No. 3, New Series, Division of Botany, U. S. Department of Agriculture.)
. Insect pests and plant diseases : containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the province . Pests; Fungal diseases of plants; Insect pests. 22 Provincial Board of HoRTicuLTtrBE. 1897,. (Fig. 8.) Pentilia (Similia) misella ; (a) beetle ; (h) larva ; ,(c) pupa ; [d) blossom end of pear, showing scales with larvze and pupae of Pentilia feeding on them, and pupa of Pentilia attached within the calyx. All greatly enlarged. (L. 0. Howard and O. L. Marlett, Bulletin No. 3, New Series, Division of Botany, U. S. Department of Agriculture.) Of predaceous insects, perhaps the most interesting is the little coccinellid Pentilia Misell â 1- IV ^^^' ^^' ^°^^ '*''''^* ^^^ beetles feed upon the scales. The beetles seemin Pentilia Misella. to prefer the full grown female scales, and their larvte the young scale! Pentilia misella is found both in the Eastern States and the Pacific 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 British Columbia. Provincial Board of Horticulture. Victoria, B. C. : Dept. of Agriculture
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