. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRUIT. 127 which they seize and pierce their prey, and, elevating it, as shown in the figure, deliberately suck it dry. They are quite blind, but the eggs from which they hatch are deposited by the parent flies in the midst of the colonies of plant- lice, where they grope about and obtain an abundance of food without much trouble. In Fig. 136 is shown one of the flies. They are black with transparent wings, and are prettily ornamented with yellow stripes across their
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRUIT. 127 which they seize and pierce their prey, and, elevating it, as shown in the figure, deliberately suck it dry. They are quite blind, but the eggs from which they hatch are deposited by the parent flies in the midst of the colonies of plant- lice, where they grope about and obtain an abundance of food without much trouble. In Fig. 136 is shown one of the flies. They are black with transparent wings, and are prettily ornamented with yellow stripes across their ATTACKING THE PEUIT. No. 58.—The Codling Moth. Carpocapsa pomonella {luiun.). In the accompanying figure, 137, a shows the burrowings of this larva, b the point where it effected its entrance, e the larva full grown, h the ^ ^ p ./ , 1 Fig. 137. anterior part oi its body, magnified, d the chrys- alis, i the cocoon, / the moth with its wings : closed, and g the same with wings expanded. A better representation of the moth is given, mag- nified, in Fig. 138. The larger opening at the side of the apple shows where the full-grown larva has escaped. This is one of the most troublesome insects with which fruit-growers have to contend, and although of foreign origin, having been im-. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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