. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. GIRDLIXG THE MAIX ROOT 231 The adult beetle is a general feeder, and sometimes injures shade trees. Wild strawberry and the roots of various common grasses are the natural food of the grubs. It is inadvisable therefore to set out plants in ground that has been in sod \yliere examination shows the presence of this grub or similar root feeders in numbers in the soil. The Cranberry Girdler ( hortudlus Hiibn.) Injury by this species is easily recog- nized, the plants being giriiled just below the surface
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. GIRDLIXG THE MAIX ROOT 231 The adult beetle is a general feeder, and sometimes injures shade trees. Wild strawberry and the roots of various common grasses are the natural food of the grubs. It is inadvisable therefore to set out plants in ground that has been in sod \yliere examination shows the presence of this grub or similar root feeders in numbers in the soil. The Cranberry Girdler ( hortudlus Hiibn.) Injury by this species is easily recog- nized, the plants being giriiled just below the surface of the sand. The tops show the effects by turning brown and dying. Damage is likely to be confined to restricted areas. Flooding for ten days after picking is an effective means of Fig. 291. —Adult of the Cranberry Girdler. Origi- nal. The Grape Root-borer {Mcmythnis polistiforuu's Harr.) The softer tissues within the roots of grapes are attacked by a yellowish white borer, U inches long when full groT\^r, and somewhat. 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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