Insects injurious to fruits . five gallons. Theseinsects are also frequently disseminated by the transportationof nursery stock from one part of tlie country to another. Sickly trees are more predisposed to attack than healthyones; hence the use of fertilizers to induce a vigorous growthhas been suggested as a remedial measure. In planting newgroves, avoid the vicinity of diseased trees if possible, as theyoung lice are liable to be carried some distance by winds, oron the feet of birds visitiny; the trees. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE OLIVE. No. 265.—The Greedy Scale-insect. Aspidioius rapax Coms
Insects injurious to fruits . five gallons. Theseinsects are also frequently disseminated by the transportationof nursery stock from one part of tlie country to another. Sickly trees are more predisposed to attack than healthyones; hence the use of fertilizers to induce a vigorous growthhas been suggested as a remedial measure. In planting newgroves, avoid the vicinity of diseased trees if possible, as theyoung lice are liable to be carried some distance by winds, oron the feet of birds visitiny; the trees. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE OLIVE. No. 265.—The Greedy Scale-insect. Aspidioius rapax Comstock. The scale of the female in this species is about one-sixteenthof an inch long, very convex, of a gray or drab color, andsomewhat transparent. The enclosed insect is bright yellow,with translucent blotches. It is shown in the natural positionon a limb, and also detached, in Fig. 438. The eggs, which are found under the mature female scales,are yellow, so also are the newly-hatched larvse; the latter Fig. 438. Fig.
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