. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 284 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE GRAPE. ing the green tissues on the upper side of the leaves, causing them to. discolor and eventually to wither. This insect is furnished with stout thighs, which enable it to Fio. 293. jump like the flea-beetle of the vine, to which it is closely allied. The beetle (Fig. 293) is about one-sixth of an inch in length, the thorax and wing-cases black and densely but very finely punctated. The head is pale red above, between the eyes; the antennse are rather long and reddi
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 284 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE GRAPE. ing the green tissues on the upper side of the leaves, causing them to. discolor and eventually to wither. This insect is furnished with stout thighs, which enable it to Fio. 293. jump like the flea-beetle of the vine, to which it is closely allied. The beetle (Fig. 293) is about one-sixth of an inch in length, the thorax and wing-cases black and densely but very finely punctated. The head is pale red above, between the eyes; the antennse are rather long and reddish, with the basal joint black. The under side is brownish black. The legs are well adapted for jumping, the thighs being thick and robust. No. 155.—The Light-loving Anomala. Anomala lucicola (Fabr.). This insect is a beetle about one-third of an inch long (see Fig. 294)*, in form resembling the May-beetle, No. 113, which ap})ears late in June or early in July. It is common on both the wdld and the cultivated grape-vine, feeding upon Fig. 294. the leaves. The beetle is of a pale dull-yellow color, W^] the thorax black, margined w^ith dull yellow, the /^m^ hind part of the head and the under side of the l^pR body also black; sometimes the abdomen is brown. These beetles occasionally appear in swarms, when they devour the foliage very rapidly, the vine leaves soon resembling a piece of net-work, only the large veins, with some of the smaller ones, being left. Remedies.—Dusting the vines with fresh air-slaked lime, or syringing them with a solution of whale-oil soap or strong- tobacco-water, has been recommended. Probably hellebore or Paris-green with water, as recommended for No. 140, would be more 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.
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