A handbook of the destructive insects of Victoria, with notes on the methods to be adopted to check and extirpate them . the attacksof grubs, contains grubs in some form or other, and is,as a rule, quite unfit for human consumption. It is to be hoped that should this pest make itsappearance in Victorian orchards, growers will at onceacquaint the Entomologist of the fact so that he may beable, by his advice and assistance, to help in its destructionand eradication. A word of caution must here be given, as, when advisingthat fallen fruit which had been attacked by grubs begiven to stock, it is,
A handbook of the destructive insects of Victoria, with notes on the methods to be adopted to check and extirpate them . the attacksof grubs, contains grubs in some form or other, and is,as a rule, quite unfit for human consumption. It is to be hoped that should this pest make itsappearance in Victorian orchards, growers will at onceacquaint the Entomologist of the fact so that he may beable, by his advice and assistance, to help in its destructionand eradication. A word of caution must here be given, as, when advisingthat fallen fruit which had been attacked by grubs begiven to stock, it is, of course, to be understood that fruitof any kind which has been recently sprayed with anypoisonous compound as Paris green, London purple, &c,must in all cases be excepted, as this should at once beraked up and destroyed by burning. 26 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTORIA: PLATE XVIII. The Cherry Green Beetle (Diphucephala colaspidoides. Gyll).Fig. 1. Branch of tree with fruit, showing beetles attacking leaves of tree. Natural size. 2. Larva. Magnified, and natural size in curved line. 3. Perfect insect. Plate Will. THE CHERRY GREEN BEETLE. 27 CHAPTER XXIV. THE CHERRY GREEN BEETLE. (Diphucephala colaspidoides. Gyll.) Order: Coleoptera. Sub-order: Scarabceidce. Sub-family:Melanonthidce. This destructive little pest is a very serious enemy ofthe fruit-grower, more especially to those whose orchardsare situate in the so-called heath-grounds, or anywherewithin an easy distance of the sea-coast. The perfect insect is a handsome beetle of a brightgreen colour, which, as it approaches to near the termi-nation of its existence, sometimes changes to a bronzycolour ; although, as a rule, this is not a common occur-rence, at least with the kind now under consideration. When just emerged from the soil it is about four linesin length, the body, particularly the under part, beingcovered with a sort of fluffv down, which looks not unlikepowder, which, however, seems partly to wear off
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