. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE MELON. ATTACK INa THE EOOTS. No. 221.—The Squash-vine Borer. ^geria cuciirhitce Harris. This borer is the larva of a moth belonging to the group known as Egerians, or Clear-wings, which have the greater portion of their Avings transparent, and hence closely re- semble wasps. They are active in the daytime, and enjoy the warmth of the summer's sun. The moth, which is represented in Fig. ^^^- ^^0. 370, is a very pretty object. Its body is about half an inch long, orange-colore
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE MELON. ATTACK INa THE EOOTS. No. 221.—The Squash-vine Borer. ^geria cuciirhitce Harris. This borer is the larva of a moth belonging to the group known as Egerians, or Clear-wings, which have the greater portion of their Avings transparent, and hence closely re- semble wasps. They are active in the daytime, and enjoy the warmth of the summer's sun. The moth, which is represented in Fig. ^^^- ^^0. 370, is a very pretty object. Its body is about half an inch long, orange-colored or tawny, with four or five black spots down the back; the fore wings are olive-brown and opaque, the hind wings transparent, except the margins and veins; the hind legs are densely fringed with long reddish and black hairs, and the wings, when expanded, measure an inch or more across. This active enemy deposits her eggs on the stems of the young vines near the roots about the time they begin to run, or soon after, where the young larva, when hatched, bores into the stem and devours the interior. The full-grown larva (Fig. 371) is about an inch long, tapering towards each extremity, soft, of a whitish Fig. 371. color, and semi-transparent, with a dark line down the back, caused by the internal organs showing through the transparent skin; there are a few short hairs on each segment, arising singly from small, hard, warty points. The head is small, of a brown color, and there is a patch of a similar shade on the next segment. 361. 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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