. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 166. —The Western CaL->- bage Flea-heetk^. Enlarged Fig. 167.— The Tobacco Fka-beetle. En- and natural size. Original. larged and natural size. Original. The Tobacco Flea-beetle (Epilrix pamila Fab.) A small, dark, active beetle, provided with strong hind legs that enable it to jump readily, injures the leaves of tobacco both in the seed bed and in the field by eating numerous small holes in them. If one of the beetles be examined closely, it will be found to have a darker band across its back, and it
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 166. —The Western CaL->- bage Flea-heetk^. Enlarged Fig. 167.— The Tobacco Fka-beetle. En- and natural size. Original. larged and natural size. Original. The Tobacco Flea-beetle (Epilrix pamila Fab.) A small, dark, active beetle, provided with strong hind legs that enable it to jump readily, injures the leaves of tobacco both in the seed bed and in the field by eating numerous small holes in them. If one of the beetles be examined closely, it will be found to have a darker band across its back, and its wing covers are finely pitted. The adults from their winter hiding places earlj"- in the spring. Eggs are laid on the ground or on the plants. The larvae live in the ground, feeding on small roots. Seed beds that are closely co\"ered with cloth will not be injured. The adult beetles may be killed by thorough spraying with arsenate of lead or Paris green. The Spinach Flea-beetle (Disoivjcha .ranthomclana Dalm.) A much larger species of flea-beetle commonly attacks spinach, and is often a serious pest of sugar beets. The adult is one fourth of an inch loug. with yellow thorax and shining blue wing 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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