. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 277.— Fig. 278.—a, b. Strawberry spray, showing workin bud and stem, natural size ; d, larva; /,pupa ; rf,/, much enlarged. (U. S. Div. of En-tomology.) The beetles often feed upon the pollen and petals of the flowers,but the insect never attacks the fruit or foliage. This pest is widely distributed throughout the EasternUnited States; Maryland and Virginia strawberry-growershave suffered severely, half the crop in the former State beingdestroyed in 1896, it is estimated. The insect restricts itswork to the staminate varieties and to the
. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 277.— Fig. 278.—a, b. Strawberry spray, showing workin bud and stem, natural size ; d, larva; /,pupa ; rf,/, much enlarged. (U. S. Div. of En-tomology.) The beetles often feed upon the pollen and petals of the flowers,but the insect never attacks the fruit or foliage. This pest is widely distributed throughout the EasternUnited States; Maryland and Virginia strawberry-growershave suffered severely, half the crop in the former State beingdestroyed in 1896, it is estimated. The insect restricts itswork to the staminate varieties and to the pistillates whichfurnish a considerable quantity of pollen. It also attacks thebuds of the wild strawberry, the blackberry, and the red-budtree. 14 2IO DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS. This weevil is an extremely difficult pest to control. Poi-sonous and other sprays have not thus far given very encour-aging results. It would be practicable to cover small areasor valuable plants with a muslin protector, put on about aweek before the first blossoms appear. Grow as few
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