. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 549. —The Currant Fruit-fly, Adult, enlarged and natural size. Original. Fig. o4S. — Section through currant, sho^'ing work and lar\'a of the Cur- rant Fruit-fly. Enlarged. Original. the fallen infested fruit is prac- tically the only available remedy, unless it is feasible to have the fruit gathered by hand. The Tarnished Plant-bug (Lygus pralensis Linn.) A broT\iiish bug, not over one fifth of an inch long when fuU gro\Mi, occasionally injures the buds and the yoimg fruit on apple trees by sucking the
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 549. —The Currant Fruit-fly, Adult, enlarged and natural size. Original. Fig. o4S. — Section through currant, sho^'ing work and lar\'a of the Cur- rant Fruit-fly. Enlarged. Original. the fallen infested fruit is prac- tically the only available remedy, unless it is feasible to have the fruit gathered by hand. The Tarnished Plant-bug (Lygus pralensis Linn.) A broT\iiish bug, not over one fifth of an inch long when fuU gro\Mi, occasionally injures the buds and the yoimg fruit on apple trees by sucking the juices. Buds are dwarfed or killed, and sometimes the fruit shows marked dimples or similar defonnities. due to egg-la>-ing punctures of the adults. The adults hibernate in rubbish. If the. Fig. o50.—Work of a Plant- bug, Lygus invitus. Orig- 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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