. Annual report, including a report of the insects of New Jersey, 1909. THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 3^7 SERICA MacL. ?S. vespertina Gyll. Throughout the State V, VI; common. S. iricolor Say. Ft. Lee Dist. (Bt); Ocean Co., on scrub oak VI (Sm); DaCosta, Atco (Li); Atlantic Co. (W); local. S. sericea 111. Throughout the State V, VI; common. S. trociformis Burm. Ft. Lee Dist. (Bt); throughout the pine barrens all V and early VI, getting only a little into the Delaware Valley region. MACRODACTYLUS -The "rOse-bug," Macrodactylus sitbspinosiis: a, adult beetle; b. larva; . d, structu
. Annual report, including a report of the insects of New Jersey, 1909. THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 3^7 SERICA MacL. ?S. vespertina Gyll. Throughout the State V, VI; common. S. iricolor Say. Ft. Lee Dist. (Bt); Ocean Co., on scrub oak VI (Sm); DaCosta, Atco (Li); Atlantic Co. (W); local. S. sericea 111. Throughout the State V, VI; common. S. trociformis Burm. Ft. Lee Dist. (Bt); throughout the pine barrens all V and early VI, getting only a little into the Delaware Valley region. MACRODACTYLUS -The "rOse-bug," Macrodactylus sitbspinosiis: a, adult beetle; b. larva; . d, structural details, all enlarged; f, grape leaf showing injury and beetles at work—natural size. pupa; M. subspinosus Fab. The "Rose-bug" or "Rose chafer"; common throughout the State, often coming in such hordes as to destroy the blossoms of roses and other plants blooming in June, and in vine- yards in some sections utterly destroying the grape crop by eating the blossoms. They also eat into a variety of fruits, including apples and do great mischief in that way. The larvae feed on the roots of grasses and other vegetation in waste land and are beyond reach of destructive measures. Practically, spraying plants to be protected with heavy doses of arsenate of lead or collecting the adult beetles as they come on. by collectors adapted to the special work, are our only resorts. M. angustatus Beauv. Jamesburg VII. 4 (Bt): Rivorton V. -S (CO): Anglesea VI, VII, on oak (div).. 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 New Jersey state museum. [from old catalog].
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