. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. until the vine becomes sickly, or dies from the injuries they have caused. Where grape-vines die suddenly from any unknown cause, the roots should be carefully examined, and if evidences of the presence of this borer are discovered, it should be searched for and destroyed. No. 123.—The Tile-horned Prionus. Prionus imhricornis (Linn.). The larva of this beetle, a species closely allied to No. 122, has also been found devouring the roots of the grape-vine. The larvse of these two species resemble each
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. until the vine becomes sickly, or dies from the injuries they have caused. Where grape-vines die suddenly from any unknown cause, the roots should be carefully examined, and if evidences of the presence of this borer are discovered, it should be searched for and destroyed. No. 123.—The Tile-horned Prionus. Prionus imhricornis (Linn.). The larva of this beetle, a species closely allied to No. 122, has also been found devouring the roots of the grape-vine. The larvse of these two species resemble each other so closely that they are almost indistinguishable. When full grown, the l)orer collects together a few fibres and chips of the roots, and with the aid of these constructs a loose cocoon, within which it changes to a pupa almost identical with that of No. 122. (See Fig. 233.) This beetle, which is represented in Fig. 235, is called the Tile-horned Prionus because the joints of the antennae of the. 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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