. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 288 rZSTS OF ORCHARD AND SHALL FRUITS An application of arsenate of lead or Paris green Ls the best control measure until the fruit is well colored. The Strawberry Sawfly {Einpria iHarpiphorm} maculata Xort.) About the time that strawberries begin blooming, the leaves are eaten by sluglike worms, half an inch long, yellowish in color, with a pale stripe down the back. T\Tien not feeiling. the slugs often rest on. Fig. 424. — The . Enlarged and natural size. Original. the under surface of th
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 288 rZSTS OF ORCHARD AND SHALL FRUITS An application of arsenate of lead or Paris green Ls the best control measure until the fruit is well colored. The Strawberry Sawfly {Einpria iHarpiphorm} maculata Xort.) About the time that strawberries begin blooming, the leaves are eaten by sluglike worms, half an inch long, yellowish in color, with a pale stripe down the back. T\Tien not feeiling. the slugs often rest on. Fig. 424. — The . Enlarged and natural size. Original. the under surface of the leaf, coiled in a sort of spiral. The adults are small, four-winged insects. Winter is passed in the ground. There is one brood each year. The best means of control is an early appUcation of arsenical poisons. If ripe strawberries are already on the \ines when injur}" is noted, hellebore mav be used. The Pear-slug [Caliroa ^Eriocar^}^ Cira-ii Small, dark green, slimy slugs eat the stirface of the leaves of pear, cherr^", and plum, gnawing off the epidermis and lea\ing the veins and lower stirface. The tissues where thev ha\e been at work turn 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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