. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON PESTS GENERALLY. 1087. Fig. 697.—Periplaneta Australasia. The Rose Chafers are best hand-picked, though the process is laborious. Like all bright-coloured insects they are sun-lovers, and numbers may be captured with a net dexterously used; while others may be shaken from their food - plants during dull or rainy weather. Cockroaches are omnivorous pests, very destructive to indoor fruit and flowers. Shoots and footstalks of Vines and P ear-trees, flowers and roots of orchids, and many other plants are affected. At
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON PESTS GENERALLY. 1087. Fig. 697.—Periplaneta Australasia. The Rose Chafers are best hand-picked, though the process is laborious. Like all bright-coloured insects they are sun-lovers, and numbers may be captured with a net dexterously used; while others may be shaken from their food - plants during dull or rainy weather. Cockroaches are omnivorous pests, very destructive to indoor fruit and flowers. Shoots and footstalks of Vines and P ear-trees, flowers and roots of orchids, and many other plants are affected. At one time there was only one species which caused serious trouble — Stylophyga (BZatta) orientalis. There are, however, four or five other illustrious foreigners recently introduced. Periplaneta australasia (Fig. 697) is now very common ; it is a rich brown with yellow streaks and margin. Then there are P. a7nericana{¥\g. , a larger insect, butlacking the yellow streaks and border- ing; Phyllodromia gcrmanica (Fig. 699); and Leucoph&a suri- namensis. These are best poisoned by means of phosphorus paste, Magic Paste, or the Ballikinrain preparation. Codlin Moth (Carpocapsa pomo- nella).—This is one of the most injurious of insects, and is remarkable alike for its wide geographical distribution and accommodating taste. Though it chiefly affects Apples, yet Pears, several of the stoned fruits,. 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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