. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 534 FRDIT CULTURE. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO The Codling Moth. This annoying insect is found in nearly all parts of the United States and Can- ada. The moths appear on the wing about the time that apple trees are in blossom, when the female moth de. posits her tiny yellow eggs on the calyx or eye of the blossom, just as the young apple is forming. It takes only a week for it to hatch, and im- mediately the little worm, beginning at the end opposite the stem, eats through the apple to the core. There are two
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 534 FRDIT CULTURE. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO The Codling Moth. This annoying insect is found in nearly all parts of the United States and Can- ada. The moths appear on the wing about the time that apple trees are in blossom, when the female moth de. posits her tiny yellow eggs on the calyx or eye of the blossom, just as the young apple is forming. It takes only a week for it to hatch, and im- mediately the little worm, beginning at the end opposite the stem, eats through the apple to the core. There are two methods for reduc- ing the numbers of these worms. One is to keep a drove of hogs in the orchard. They will eat the fruit as soon as dropped, and the worm is destroyed. Another and more effect- ive remedy is to place cloths about ten inches wide around the trunks of the trees, about six inches above the ground. These cloths should be examined ever}' few days and the larvae (worms) destroyed by pressure or dipping the cloths in hot water. Fasten the cloths about the trunk so that the upper edge is verj' tight around the tree and the lower edge hanging somewhat loose. This will give the worm a place to crawl under and form into a chrysalis. Rose Beetle. This insect is commonly known as the rose-bug, but has of late years developed an appetite for other plants be- sides the rose. It is very inju- rious to the grape-vine, the apple, the plum, the peach, and the cherry. As they are naturally sluggish, they can be gathered early in the morning, when ap- ROSE BUG. pearing in large numbers, by the; codi^ing moth. a. Burrowings. b. Point of entrance. f. Moth with wings closed. g. Moth with wings extended. h. Head of worm. Full grown worm on the 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 Gardenier, Andre
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