. A manual of injurious insects [microform] : with methods of prevention and remedy for their attacks to food crops, forest trees, and fruit : to which is appended a short introduction to entomology. Insect pests; Agricultural pests; Entomology; Insectes nuisibles, Lutte contre les; Ennemis des cultures, Lutte contre les; Entomologie. 142 HOP. This attack has been considered to follow peculiar atmos- pheric conditions, and its severe occurrence at Walthamstow above noted was after heat and drought, which is generally favourable to Eed Spider. Hop Wireworm. Larva of Striped Click-beetle. Ai/rio
. A manual of injurious insects [microform] : with methods of prevention and remedy for their attacks to food crops, forest trees, and fruit : to which is appended a short introduction to entomology. Insect pests; Agricultural pests; Entomology; Insectes nuisibles, Lutte contre les; Ennemis des cultures, Lutte contre les; Entomologie. 142 HOP. This attack has been considered to follow peculiar atmos- pheric conditions, and its severe occurrence at Walthamstow above noted was after heat and drought, which is generally favourable to Eed Spider. Hop Wireworm. Larva of Striped Click-beetle. Ai/riotes Uneatm, Linn. t. Striped Click-beetle and larva (Wireworm), nat. size and magnified. This species of Wireworm is the grub of the Striped Click- beetle, an exceedingly common kind, which is often to be found on grass, in hedges, cornfields, &c. It is stated by Bouche that the Wireworm of this kind (the A. lineatus) is sometimes to be found in great multitudes in dung, and in vegetable earth. For life-history of "Wireworms," see this head amongst Corn-insects. Prevention and Eemedies.—Wireworms are frequently very injurious to fresh-planted Hop-sets, especially upon recently broken-up pasture-land, eating off the tiny shoots directly they appear, and sucking the juices from the hearts of the sets. It sometimes happens that a large percentage of the sets die in consequence, and have to be replaced, involving great expense to the planter, as well as the loss of a year. The best and most sure way of getting rid of the Wireworm when at work on the Hop-plants is stated by Mr. Whitehead to be to put small pieces of Mangolds, Potatoes, Carrots, or Swede Turnips, or small pieces of Rape-cake two or three inches below the ground, close round the Hop-hills. These should be looked at twice-a-week, and the Wireworms which have eaten their way into them should be taken out and destroyed. As many as one hundred and fifty Wireworms have thus been trapped close to one Hop-hil
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