. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. Fig. 7 and of a s])ecies of thri])s. ,^ 7 shows the adult laec-win^cd fl>', the larva, and e^^-^- The e^RS of this fly are borne on stc>ms attached to the leaf, as shown in the illustration. Fun^^ous enemies are very efficient in holding the citrus white flies in check. Durin^^ the hot and rain\- season in Florida, which usually begins in junc> and lasts into vSe])tember, fun^i flourish. Many kinds of fund <,t()w on insects and kill them. ]M)ur difTerent kinds of fun^i lix'e as ])arasites on the larvas of the citru
. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. Fig. 7 and of a s])ecies of thri])s. ,^ 7 shows the adult laec-win^cd fl>', the larva, and e^^-^- The e^RS of this fly are borne on stc>ms attached to the leaf, as shown in the illustration. Fun^^ous enemies are very efficient in holding the citrus white flies in check. Durin^^ the hot and rain\- season in Florida, which usually begins in junc> and lasts into vSe])tember, fun^i flourish. Many kinds of fund <,t()w on insects and kill them. ]M)ur difTerent kinds of fun^i lix'e as ])arasites on the larvas of the citrus white fl\'. One of these, called the m/ asclwrscmia, "§2S (MTRTS FKUITR I\ (^.rLF-(V)AST STATI':S 7 forms on the larva a bri-lu-red ])ustule, or pyenidium. whieh is a spore-bearing re(«e])tacle. TIk^ red asehersonia lun^ais much (^nlar^HHl is shown in i-i-. 8 -rowin- on a larva of the citrus white fly. This fun.^us is wry c()ns])ieuous on the surfacx^ of <^Teen lea\'es, as shown in Vv^. 0. Another fun<,ms known as the brown fun^^^is. ])roduces a similar ])ustule of a brown color. This funi^ais sends out mierosco])ie threads, which, if not checked by dry weather, will extend to all ]) of the leaf and kill all white-fly lar\-as present. These threads often extend around to the upi)er surface of Lhe leaf, where they fonn brown spores that, to the unaided eye look like dust or coal soot on the leaws. Fv^. 10 shows a leaf covered with the brown fundus. This fundus thrix'es best from late August to late October or No\'ember, whereas the red asehersonia. Fig. S. 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 Scranton : International Textbook Co.
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