. The California fruits and how to grow them. A manual of methods which have yielded greatest success: with lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state. Fruit-culture. Caterpillar of Swallow-tail Butterfly. fall on beds of verbenas, or other garden flowers. These worms are related to other large caterpillars which feed on tobacco, tomatoes, etc. Leaf-Eating Beetles.—There are many beetles, large and small, which infest grape leaves. They can all be reduced by the use of Paris green, or those which drop to the ground when disturbed may be collected in large numbers o
. The California fruits and how to grow them. A manual of methods which have yielded greatest success: with lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state. Fruit-culture. Caterpillar of Swallow-tail Butterfly. fall on beds of verbenas, or other garden flowers. These worms are related to other large caterpillars which feed on tobacco, tomatoes, etc. Leaf-Eating Beetles.—There are many beetles, large and small, which infest grape leaves. They can all be reduced by the use of Paris green, or those which drop to the ground when disturbed may be collected in large numbers on sheets spread below. INSECTS UPON BARK OR SURFACE OF LEAVES OR FRUIT. Leaf Lice.—Leaves of fruit trees, especially the apple anl plum, are sometimes almost covered with lice or aphides of dif- ferent colors, from light green to black, some individuals having wings and some wingless. Available remedies for all these leaf lice are the resin wash and the kerosene emulsions which will be given later as summer washes for scale insects, with a spray nozzle which sends spray upwards, so as to reach the under sides of the leaves. Very often these pests are efifectually cleared out by lady-birds and other insects which devour them. The en- graving shows the general form of the aphis The Aphis or Leaf Louse. Thrips.—Very minute insects infesting leaves of pear, causing them to wither and fall oft'—the leaves usually being covered with black dots. Remedies the same as for leaf lice. Vine Hoppers.—Very minute, yellowish, jumping insects infesting grape-vines very early in the season, and multiplying. 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 Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James), 1848-1923. San Francisco, Calif. , Pacific Rural Press
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