. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 314 PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS buds and newly forming leaves. TMien the pests are numerous, the leaves are killed, and often are blackened through the groT^•th of a fungus on the stickv honevdew secreted bv the Fig. 4S2. — Work of the Pear Psylla. Original. The adult is verj' small, dark in color, its body showing characteristic markings. It ha-s four membranous wings. Seen through a hand lens it looks like a tiny cicada, or ''lo- ; The adults liide away for the winter in cre^ices of
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 314 PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS buds and newly forming leaves. TMien the pests are numerous, the leaves are killed, and often are blackened through the groT^•th of a fungus on the stickv honevdew secreted bv the Fig. 4S2. — Work of the Pear Psylla. Original. The adult is verj' small, dark in color, its body showing characteristic markings. It ha-s four membranous wings. Seen through a hand lens it looks like a tiny cicada, or ''lo- ; The adults liide away for the winter in cre^ices of the bark, and emerge and lay eggs at the time that the buds are swelling. The young are numerous when the blossoms are falUng. There are Fig. Pear Psylla. En- f°"'' "'' ^^'^ ^roods in a Season. larged and natural size. Original. The pest maj' be controlled by. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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