A preliminary introduction to the study of entomologyTogether with a chapter on remedies, or methods that can be used in fighting injurious insects; insect enemies of the apple tree and its fruit, and the insect enemies of small grains . ies as the gathering of wind falls, and destroy-ing them, or turning liogs and sheep into the orchard to either feedupon or trample upon the creeping worms; the jarring or picking ofinfested fruit from the trees; the gathering and destruction of thecocoons containing larvae and chrysalids from the trunks and branchesof trees; the killing of moths in various wa
A preliminary introduction to the study of entomologyTogether with a chapter on remedies, or methods that can be used in fighting injurious insects; insect enemies of the apple tree and its fruit, and the insect enemies of small grains . ies as the gathering of wind falls, and destroy-ing them, or turning liogs and sheep into the orchard to either feedupon or trample upon the creeping worms; the jarring or picking ofinfested fruit from the trees; the gathering and destruction of thecocoons containing larvae and chrysalids from the trunks and branchesof trees; the killing of moths in various ways; and the trapping ofthe larvse by using bandages, shingles, etc.; all of these remedies withwhich every fruit grower is more or lessfamiliar, through personal experience,do of course come in play as the oppor-tunities permit during the year, andcombined, do much good. Like all other injurious insects, theCodling moth is preyed upon by cer-tain of the birds, and also has certaintrue parasites that destroy many of theworms, which otherwise would be per-mitted to mature. Quite a number otthe predaceous beetles are also knownto feed upon the worms while the latterare creeping about preparatory to spinning in, as well as Fig. 85.—The Banded-legged Pimpla{Pimpla annuZipcs)—enlarged. [AfterKiley.] 190 INSECT ENEMIES OE THE But do not let us stop here,even if we know that adozen or more species offriendly insects are aiding(o destroy this moth. Letus lend a hand by doing ourshare of destruction. Two of the hymenojite-rous parasites that attackand kill the larva of theCodling moth are shownherewith. They are knownas the Ring-legged orBanded-legged Pimpla (), and the Delicate Long-sting [Macrocentrus delicat-ulus), Fig. 86. The larvjeof several of the Lampyridseor Fire-flies are known also FIG. Delicate LonJ-sUMg (Macrocentrus delicatu^^ ^id in this gOod )—enlarged. [Alter Kiley.] THE APPLE GOUGER OR CURCULIO. {Anthonomus quadrigibbus Say.) Unti
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