. The book of the garden. Gardening. THE PEAE. 467 they certainly contain tBe insect; and if not cut off for this purpose, would only serve as a habi- tation, wherein it would become perfect, and so continue the propagation of its species without a chance of fruit being produced. If, as is sus- pected by some, the female shelters herself in the ground and not on the tree, then the appli- cation of a collar, covered with some adhesive matter, as already referred to,would prevent her ascent by the stem of the tree. The red-footed beetle, fig. 197, {Luperus rufi- pes, Fabr.,) a small but destruct
. The book of the garden. Gardening. THE PEAE. 467 they certainly contain tBe insect; and if not cut off for this purpose, would only serve as a habi- tation, wherein it would become perfect, and so continue the propagation of its species without a chance of fruit being produced. If, as is sus- pected by some, the female shelters herself in the ground and not on the tree, then the appli- cation of a collar, covered with some adhesive matter, as already referred to,would prevent her ascent by the stem of the tree. The red-footed beetle, fig. 197, {Luperus rufi- pes, Fabr.,) a small but destructive beetle, in- fests the foliage of fruit trees very generally. Last year, 1852, it ap- Fig. 197. peared in great num- bers during May on the leaves of pear trees, perforatingthem into innumerable holes, and continu- ing its depredations throughout the greater part of the summer. Its name is derived from the colour of its feet, which are bright- ish red, while the whole body is of a shining black colour. The tips of the anten- nae are also black, the basal part being red- dish. It deposits its eggs in the ground round the base of the tree, and when the beetles are hatched, they ascend the tree by climbing up the stem. Their ascent may be prevented by the means we have already suggested, and the eggs removed or destroyed as also already recom- mended in similar cases. Fig. RED-FOOTED 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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