. Common insects affecting fruit-trees [microform]. Insect pests; Fruits; Insectes nuisibles; Fruit. 37. Hn. 0!^. HoNo C'liafor (Mttcnitlnttiihis ); ,t, ]n'vt\f â b. larvii ; c and «/, mouth parts of same; e, pupa; /, injury to leaves and blossoms witli beetles, natural size, at work (after Marlatt, U. S. Dept. Agriculture). The beetle is of a dull yellowish brown C()lor, an inch ionj,' with very long:, spiny leps, from which it gets its scientific name. It is a dif- ficult creature to do anything^ with, as Paris green has little or no effect upon it. In gardens the bes
. Common insects affecting fruit-trees [microform]. Insect pests; Fruits; Insectes nuisibles; Fruit. 37. Hn. 0!^. HoNo C'liafor (Mttcnitlnttiihis ); ,t, ]n'vt\f â b. larvii ; c and «/, mouth parts of same; e, pupa; /, injury to leaves and blossoms witli beetles, natural size, at work (after Marlatt, U. S. Dept. Agriculture). The beetle is of a dull yellowish brown C()lor, an inch ionj,' with very long:, spiny leps, from which it gets its scientific name. It is a dif- ficult creature to do anything^ with, as Paris green has little or no effect upon it. In gardens the best plan is to destroy the insect by hand-pick- ing, or by jarring from the plants into pans containing a little coal oil; this should be done in the morning and evening when the beetles arc not so lively as in the heat of the day. The breeding places, if they can be discovered, .^hould be plowed up and planted with some crop. In any case no pastures should be allowed to remain long in grass, but should be treated in a regular rotation of crops as in the case of other fields; if let alore they g-radually become the homes of Mav beetles or "June- bugs," wire-worms, and other destructive inserts. The Spotted {I'clUuota punctata), l<'ig. 53. .\ third and very much larger beetle is to be numbered among the insects attacking the vine; it is a handsome creature, about an inch and a half in length, oval in shape, and very convex above. The head is black, the thorax somewhat bronzed, and the wing-covers clay-yellow with three Mark spots on each side; the utuler surface is dark metallic green. These beetles may be found upon the vines eating the foliage during July and August; they belong to the same family as the Rose-chafer and the May-. 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 Beth
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