. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 329 The Glassy Cut-worm, Hadena devastatrix (Brace). In Fig. 341 we have a representation of the larva. It is of a shining green color, with a red head and a dark-brown, horny- FiG. 341. Fig. looking shield on the next segment. On each ring there are a number of shining dots, from each of which arises a single short hair, as seen in the magnified segment below. The moth (Fig. 342) is of a dark ashen-graj color, marked with black and white spots, streaks, and dots; the hin
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE LEAVES. 329 The Glassy Cut-worm, Hadena devastatrix (Brace). In Fig. 341 we have a representation of the larva. It is of a shining green color, with a red head and a dark-brown, horny- FiG. 341. Fig. looking shield on the next segment. On each ring there are a number of shining dots, from each of which arises a single short hair, as seen in the magnified segment below. The moth (Fig. 342) is of a dark ashen-graj color, marked with black and white spots, streaks, and dots; the hind wings are pale brownish gray. Many more examples of these cut-worms and their moths might be cited, but enough has been given to show their general characteristics. To subdue these insects is no easy matter, since they do not usually eat the foliage in the manner that other cater- pillars do, but attack the plant at about the base, and, having cut it through, leave the greater portion of it to wilt and perish. Sprinkling the plants with air-slaked lime, ashes, or powdered hellebore, or showering them well with water containing Paris-green, in the proportion of one or two tea- spoonfuls to a pailful of water, would destroy many of them; but the safest way is to catch and kill the enemy. Where a plant is seen suddenly to wilt and die, the author of the mischief can generally be found w^ithin a few inches of the plant destroyed, and a short distance below the surface of the ground. These larvae are all vigorously attacked by various species of 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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