. Insects affecting vegetables [microform]. Légumes; Vegetables; Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles. fl ⢠â¢"â¢" t^o-wiiwed y, quarter of an inch lon^, body dark ffreen. head ^ »i". P*lr"**' â "*" "'^ "y" '^''- ^'''>'" »''« which ;« law on the .tern helow tne aurfuce of the ground, the y^ng maggot, make Sa^i-r^ de« above; the attack the blotches to appear. The maggou of a later brood infest the full-grown root, and continue their work of in the root-houw during the winter Celery and parsnip, are also at
. Insects affecting vegetables [microform]. Légumes; Vegetables; Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles. fl ⢠â¢"â¢" t^o-wiiwed y, quarter of an inch lon^, body dark ffreen. head ^ »i". P*lr"**' â "*" "'^ "y" '^''- ^'''>'" »''« which ;« law on the .tern helow tne aurfuce of the ground, the y^ng maggot, make Sa^i-r^ de« above; the attack the blotches to appear. The maggou of a later brood infest the full-grown root, and continue their work of in the root-houw during the winter Celery and parsnip, are also attacked. ^. Fig. 81. ,4,5, Tnatnialiiia; 2,«, 8 mlaiiwi. H»».,^»r*«^'''? '"''""r*» *"'" to b« the only remedies available. To 1-^ / ?⢠"^ '''^'"^ ^" '«^'' the rows of young carrot., when ^K*"""'."^ °"l' »''°"'** '^ ''P^y'^'' -'th kerosene emulsion or duated with sand or plaster in which coal-oil ,s mixed, half a pint being used to a pailful of the material. The application should be made weekly, and especially after hoemg, until about the middle of July In gardens where <;arrots are grown for tabk use and size is not an object, late sowmg ,s found to be advantageous, the plants thus escaping tne egg-laying of the fly. Repeated sowings week or so apart, will secure the freedom of some of the crops froir attack The plants should not be grown two years runninjj in ;he same piece of ground. Stored roots, if found affected in the winter, may be treated with carbon bisulphide; one ounce to loo lbs. of roots, placed in pans T ?^ u ! f P,''*"* P''°*"'^«d that they are in fairly air-tight bins. They should be eft for 48 hours and then exposed to the air in order to get nd of the fumrs, which are very ; no light or fire should be anywhere near when this substance is being employed. Celery, as a rule, is
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