. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRVIT. 159 ATTAOKINO THE PEUIT. No. 81.—The Indian Cetonia. Euphoria Inda (Linn.). This is one of the earliest insect visitors in spring, appear- ing towards the end of April or in the beginning of May, when it flies about in drv fields on the borders of woods on sunny days, making a loud buzzing sound like a bee. It is little more than half an inch in length (see Fig. 168), and has a broad body, obtuse behind. The head and thorax are of a blackish copper-brown, thickly ^^^' ^^^' cover
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRVIT. 159 ATTAOKINO THE PEUIT. No. 81.—The Indian Cetonia. Euphoria Inda (Linn.). This is one of the earliest insect visitors in spring, appear- ing towards the end of April or in the beginning of May, when it flies about in drv fields on the borders of woods on sunny days, making a loud buzzing sound like a bee. It is little more than half an inch in length (see Fig. 168), and has a broad body, obtuse behind. The head and thorax are of a blackish copper-brown, thickly ^^^' ^^^' covered with short, greenish-yellow hairs. The wing-cases are light yellowish brown, with a num- ber of irregular black spots. The under side of the body is black and very hairy; the legs are dull red. A variety of this species is occasionally met with entirely black. The early brood are fond of sucking the sweet sap which exudes from wounded trees or freshly-cut stumps; in Septem- ber a second brood appear, and these injure fruits, burrowing into ripe pears almost to their middle, revelling on their sweets, and inducing rapid decay. They also attack peaches and grapes. Nothing has yet been recorded in reference to the larval (listory of this species. It is probable that the late brood of beetles hibernate, passing the winter in a torpid state, hidden in sheltered places, and awakening with the return of spring, when they issue from their retreats, after which, having deposited eggs for another brood, they die. The only remedy suggested for these insects is to catch and destroy them. They are seldom 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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