. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 46 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE. Fig yellowish streak along each side. On the front there is a sharp process or point jutting out horizontally on each side^ reminding one of the horns of a bull or buffalo, which has given to the insect its common name of buffalo tree-hopper. Its body is three-sided, ndt unlike a beech-nut in form, and it is furnished with a sharp- pointed beak, with which it punctures the bark and sucks the sap from the trees. It is common on apple and many other trees from J
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 46 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE. Fig yellowish streak along each side. On the front there is a sharp process or point jutting out horizontally on each side^ reminding one of the horns of a bull or buffalo, which has given to the insect its common name of buffalo tree-hopper. Its body is three-sided, ndt unlike a beech-nut in form, and it is furnished with a sharp- pointed beak, with which it punctures the bark and sucks the sap from the trees. It is common on apple and many other trees from July until the end of the season. The eggs are said to be laid in rows, in a series of punctures made by the ovipositor of the female; and the young larvse, whi(?h are grass-gieen like their parents, feed also on the sap of the leaves and twigs. In the larval' state, before the power of flight is acquired, the insect is easily caught and destroyed; but it is not easy to suggest a remedy for so active a creature as the })erfect insect is. It cannot be killed by any poisonous application, as it feeds only on sap. It has been suggested that where they are so numerous as to injure fruit-trees they may be irightened away by frequently shaking the trees, as they are very shy and timorous-. It is, however, scarcely probable that this insect will ever become a source of much annoyance to the fruit-grower. No. 19. Fig. 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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