. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Fig. 24 Lunate long sting ovipositing slender ovipositor or " tail " 2 to 4 inches long. It frequents elms and maples infested by the pigeon Tremex, and occasionally is found with the ovipositor stuck in the wood. The characteristic attitude of this parasite when forcing its long ovipositor into the wood is well shown in the accompanying figure. The white legless grubs attach themselves to the borers and suck their life out. This insect should therefore he protected, 33 Cottony maple tree scale insect (Pulvinaria innumer- abilis). The unde
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Fig. 24 Lunate long sting ovipositing slender ovipositor or " tail " 2 to 4 inches long. It frequents elms and maples infested by the pigeon Tremex, and occasionally is found with the ovipositor stuck in the wood. The characteristic attitude of this parasite when forcing its long ovipositor into the wood is well shown in the accompanying figure. The white legless grubs attach themselves to the borers and suck their life out. This insect should therefore he protected, 33 Cottony maple tree scale insect (Pulvinaria innumer- abilis). The under side of smaller limbs of soft maple are sometimes festoon- ed with this cot- tony insect, though more frequently it occurs in small masses. The young appear in July. Sometimes this in- sect is very in- jurious on Long Island and occa- sionally is abun- dant in other sec- tions of the state. Treatment: spray young with kero- sene emulsion or whale oil soap solution. Brush or scrape off and destroy the old scales. 34 Sugar maple borer (Plagionotus speciosus). Dis- eased or loose bark and exposed dead wood indicate the work of. Fig. 25 Cottony maple tree scale insect. Adult females on twigs with eggs sacs—natural size (after Howard; U. S. dep't agr., div. ent. bull. 22, n. s.). 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 New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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