. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 291 brown or blackish color, legs greenish, marked with dusky. Most of the lice are wingless, but some have wings clear and glassy, with brownish veins. This is believed to be the same species as that which infests the vine in the southern parts of Europe, Aphis vitis, but the insect has not yet been suffi- ciently studied to decide this with certainty. They cluster in thousands on the ends of the branches, causing the leaves to curl up and the vine to appear very unsight
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 291 brown or blackish color, legs greenish, marked with dusky. Most of the lice are wingless, but some have wings clear and glassy, with brownish veins. This is believed to be the same species as that which infests the vine in the southern parts of Europe, Aphis vitis, but the insect has not yet been suffi- ciently studied to decide this with certainty. They cluster in thousands on the ends of the branches, causing the leaves to curl up and the vine to appear very unsightly. They are seen early in the summer, and usually continue but a few weeks, as their enemies, the lady-birds and other predaceous insects, increase so fast as to decimate them within that time. They are common in the South -p^^ 3Q2. and in the Middle States, but occur only occasionally in the more northern districts. Should occasion require the application of a remedy, the vines may be syringed with weak lye, tobacco - water, or strong soap-suds. No. 165.—The Broad-winged Katydid. Cyrtophyllus concavus (Harris). This is perhaps our common- est species of katydid, and may be distinguished from the other species by the greater breadth and convexity of its wing-cov- ers, which, with their strong midrib and regular venation, much resemble a leaf. The in- sect (Fig. 302) is about an inch and a half long, the female having a })rojecting ovipositor or piercer, with which the eggs are thrust into crevices and soft substances. The eggs are. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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