. Australian insects. Insects. DIPTERA. 309 buds. One tiuy species, Agromyza sp., attacks the midrib of the leaves of the '^Blood-wood" (Eucalyptus corymbosa), com- mon about Sydney; producing soft yellow spongy excres- cences aborting all the young foliage. A. phaseoU is a great pest to the growers of french beans in the Gosford district ; the fly inserts her eggs in the stem of the young Fig. 149.—Agrotiiyza phaxcoli (Coquillett). The French-beati fly, the larva of wli feeds on the stems. ("Agricultural Gazette," ). plant just above the surface of the ground. It is
. Australian insects. Insects. DIPTERA. 309 buds. One tiuy species, Agromyza sp., attacks the midrib of the leaves of the '^Blood-wood" (Eucalyptus corymbosa), com- mon about Sydney; producing soft yellow spongy excres- cences aborting all the young foliage. A. phaseoU is a great pest to the growers of french beans in the Gosford district ; the fly inserts her eggs in the stem of the young Fig. 149.—Agrotiiyza phaxcoli (Coquillett). The French-beati fly, the larva of wli feeds on the stems. ("Agricultural Gazette," ). plant just above the surface of the ground. It is a tiny black fly, with bluish tints on the body. It was described by Coquillett (Pro. Linn. Soc. 1899) from specimens I sent to him for identification. /. 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 Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
Size: 1998px × 1251px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorti, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectinsects
