. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 322 FESTS OF ORCHASD AND SMALL FRUITS lime-sulphur solution in early spring, just as the buds are starting, is also an effectual treatment, resulting in killing the eggs. Use the mate- rial at the same strength as for San Jose scale. Red Spider on Fruit Tree Foliage {Tetranychus bimaculatm Har\'ey) Another mite attacking the fohage of fruit trees, and sucldng the juices, is the common red spider so often troublesome in greenhouses. It hibernates in the soil near the trees. TMien feechng on fruit tree foliage,
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 322 FESTS OF ORCHASD AND SMALL FRUITS lime-sulphur solution in early spring, just as the buds are starting, is also an effectual treatment, resulting in killing the eggs. Use the mate- rial at the same strength as for San Jose scale. Red Spider on Fruit Tree Foliage {Tetranychus bimaculatm Har\'ey) Another mite attacking the fohage of fruit trees, and sucldng the juices, is the common red spider so often troublesome in greenhouses. It hibernates in the soil near the trees. TMien feechng on fruit tree foliage, this mite usually is green ia color. It has two dark spots on the abdomen. It spins a very thin web on the under leaf surface, and feeds beneath. This habit will readily distinguish it from the clover mite just described. See page 207. SprajTng with sulphur, 10 pounds to 50 gallons of water, is an effective treatment. Add soap to make the sulphur mix with the water, and keep the mixture well stirred. Screen the sulphur to remove lumps before adding to the water. The Rose-chafer {Macwdactyhis -nthspinosus Fab.) Hordes of long-legged, sprawling beetles attack the blossoms of grapes, ripening fruit, such as cherries, and the blossoms of Fig. 494.—The Rose-chafer. Adults and work on cherries. OrigiDal. The body of the beetle is a Uttle o^•er one third of an inch long, rather slender and cylindrical, and duU greenish or golden yellowish in 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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