. The book of the garden. Gardening. HVLOBIUS RED PLUM GRUB, MOTH smalljburies itself,penetrating to near the stone, and feeding on the pulp, causing the fruit to drop off. Having attained its full grub size within the fruit, it creeps out and penetrates the loose bark of the tree, forming a habitation in which it resides during winter. It changes into a light-brown pupa early in spring, and emerges in its moth state about June. The size of the moth is not much more than that of the common house-fly; wings nearly black, and, when the sun shines upon them, presenting a remarkable meta
. The book of the garden. Gardening. HVLOBIUS RED PLUM GRUB, MOTH smalljburies itself,penetrating to near the stone, and feeding on the pulp, causing the fruit to drop off. Having attained its full grub size within the fruit, it creeps out and penetrates the loose bark of the tree, forming a habitation in which it resides during winter. It changes into a light-brown pupa early in spring, and emerges in its moth state about June. The size of the moth is not much more than that of the common house-fly; wings nearly black, and, when the sun shines upon them, presenting a remarkable metallic lustre. The fruit which Fig. 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 McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh, London, W. Blackwood and Sons
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