. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. OHUBS DEVELOPING WITHIN THE FRUIT 337 The Strawberry Weevil {Anthonoinus signatus Say) The work of the strawberry wee\'il is conspicuous and unmistakable. Flower buds, soon due to open, are seen to droop and bend over, and in a few days most of them will break off and fall to the ground. If one is cut open at this time, a small, wWte grub will be found within, feeding on the inner tissues of the bud. After lading an egg in a bud the beetle punctui'es the stem just below, so that the bud di'oops and soon faUs.
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. OHUBS DEVELOPING WITHIN THE FRUIT 337 The Strawberry Weevil {Anthonoinus signatus Say) The work of the strawberry wee\'il is conspicuous and unmistakable. Flower buds, soon due to open, are seen to droop and bend over, and in a few days most of them will break off and fall to the ground. If one is cut open at this time, a small, wWte grub will be found within, feeding on the inner tissues of the bud. After lading an egg in a bud the beetle punctui'es the stem just below, so that the bud di'oops and soon faUs. The grub, when ^'O- 524. —Larva of the Strawberry W eevil. Enlarged and natural Original. fuU grown, transforms witliin the bud on the groimd. The new lot of beetles feed for a tune in various places and then hide away until the next. year. Only staminate varieties are attacked. Early spraying with arsenate of lead or Paris green will kill many beetles. The material should be applied as soon as the fii-st buds begin forming. All rubbish should be cleaned up around the field. When badly infested, the plants may be burned o^'er at once after picldng. Wild blackberries and strawberries should be destroyed. It should be remembered also that pistil- late varieties are mmiune from any 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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