. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 2 BULLETIN 1035, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRK'ULTUKE, of fruit. To sustain the bloom and aid in the setting of fruit the older foliage should remain on the trees until a sufficient amount of new growth apparently arising from the inflorescence (fig. 1) has been produced in the spring to take its place. NATURE OF INJURY TO FOLIAGE. The red spider punctures the leaves and sucks the contents, forming white s])ots at the point of attack. As these feeding punctures and. Fk;. 1.—Avocado blossom cliistei' with older loaves which sustain the b
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 2 BULLETIN 1035, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRK'ULTUKE, of fruit. To sustain the bloom and aid in the setting of fruit the older foliage should remain on the trees until a sufficient amount of new growth apparently arising from the inflorescence (fig. 1) has been produced in the spring to take its place. NATURE OF INJURY TO FOLIAGE. The red spider punctures the leaves and sucks the contents, forming white s])ots at the point of attack. As these feeding punctures and. Fk;. 1.—Avocado blossom cliistei' with older loaves which sustain the bloom, and devojoping new growth. resultant white spots become more in evidence a gradual burning and reddening of the foliage results, as if scorched by fire (PI. I, A, B). The foliage so attacked soon falls, ijrivinir the tree a naked appearance (). FOOD PLANTS AND DISTRIBUTION. This red spider was first named and described by E. A. McGregor ^ from specimens on camphor {Cinnamomum camphora) leaves sent 1 McGregor, E. A. I-quk new tetu.\nvchids. In Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer., v. 7, no. 4. p. , 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Department : Supt. of Docs. , Govt. Print. Off.
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