Insects injurious to fruits . l state boring into the decaying limbs ofapple-trees. The larva, when full grown, is a quarter of aninch long or more, is slender, with the anterior segments en-larged and swollen, is covered with fine short hairs, and hasthe end of the abdomen rather blunt. The beetle, which isshown magnified in Fig. 16, is a handsome one, a slenderlittle creature, rather less than a quarter^^^ of an inch in length, of a pale asii-gray color with a purplish tinge. The longantennae are yellowish brown, except atthe base and between the joints, wherethe color is darker. The wing-co
Insects injurious to fruits . l state boring into the decaying limbs ofapple-trees. The larva, when full grown, is a quarter of aninch long or more, is slender, with the anterior segments en-larged and swollen, is covered with fine short hairs, and hasthe end of the abdomen rather blunt. The beetle, which isshown magnified in Fig. 16, is a handsome one, a slenderlittle creature, rather less than a quarter^^^ of an inch in length, of a pale asii-gray color with a purplish tinge. The longantennae are yellowish brown, except atthe base and between the joints, wherethe color is darker. The wing-covei*sare smooth, and on their anterior por-tion is an irregular rounded dark spot;a broad black band crosses the hinder])ortion, leaving the tip pale gray ; thereare also several additional blackish dots and streaks distrib-uted over the upper surface. The beetles appear late in June and early in July, and laytheir eggs on the bark of the branches, from which the younglarvae hatch and bore in under the bark, where they become. ATTACKING THE BRANCHES. 31 full grown and undergo their transformations before the fol-lowing midsummer. This is a rare insect in most parts , and is not likely to prove a serious trouble anywhere. No. 11.—The Apple-tree Pruner. Elaphidion villosum (Fabr.). This is also a long-horned beetle, of cylindrical form, of adull-blackish color, with brownish wing-cases. The antenna)in the male are longer than the body, and in the female, whichis represented in Fig. 17, are equal to it. The entire body iscovered with short grayish hairs, which, from their densenessin some places on the thorax and wing-covers, form palespots. The under side of the body is of a chestnut-browncolor. The insect affects chiefly the oak-tree, but also attacksthe apple, and, although not often found in great abundance,is very generally distributed over most ofthe Northern United States and Canada. ^^^- ^7. The peculiar habits and instincts of thisinsect are very interesting.
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