Insects injurious to fruits . rown in color. This insect doesnot mature so rapidly as the oyster-shell species; the eggsare said not to be fully dev^eloped under the scale until themiddle of September. The scale of the male, which is verymuch smaller and narrower, and not more than one-thir-tieth of an inch long, is shown in the figure, magnified, at 1 a;the male insect in the winged state, highly magnified, at 1 6. This is a native insect, which has existed from time imme-morial in the East, West, and South, its original home beingon the bark of our native crab-trees. In the warmer partsof th
Insects injurious to fruits . rown in color. This insect doesnot mature so rapidly as the oyster-shell species; the eggsare said not to be fully dev^eloped under the scale until themiddle of September. The scale of the male, which is verymuch smaller and narrower, and not more than one-thir-tieth of an inch long, is shown in the figure, magnified, at 1 a;the male insect in the winged state, highly magnified, at 1 6. This is a native insect, which has existed from time imme-morial in the East, West, and South, its original home beingon the bark of our native crab-trees. In the warmer partsof the South it is more common than the oyster-shell bark-louse. It is found chiefly on the apple, but sometimes affectsthe pear and also the mountain-ash. It is far less commonthan the imported oyster-shell bark-louse, and is nowhereanything like so injurious as that insect. ATTACKING THE BRANCHES. 45 Remedies.—The scurfy bark-louse is said to be preyed uponby the same mites which attack the oyster-shell species; it is Fig. also devoured by the larva of the twice-stabbed same artificial remedies should be used in this instanceas are recommended in the other. No. 18 —The Buffalo Tree-hopper. & Ceresa huhalus (Fabr.). This insect belongs to the order Heniiptera. It is an activejumping creature, about one-third of an inch long (Fig. 36),of a light grass-green color, with whitish dots and a pale- 46 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE. FiQ 36.
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