. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 102 - Life History and Habits: Adults emerge from hibernation in early June and feed on new growth and young fruit. Females begin ovipositing by mid-June in first-year shoots and the young fruit. Oviposition takes place in cuts and punctures in the pedicels of the young fruit or in the tender shoots. One egg is deposited in each puncture and the female covers the cut with plant tissue. Hatching occurs in 4-11 days and the larva feeds in the tissues for 20-30 days. The infested fruit drops. Pupation takes place in the soi
. Cooperative economic insect report. Beneficial insects; Insect pests. - 102 - Life History and Habits: Adults emerge from hibernation in early June and feed on new growth and young fruit. Females begin ovipositing by mid-June in first-year shoots and the young fruit. Oviposition takes place in cuts and punctures in the pedicels of the young fruit or in the tender shoots. One egg is deposited in each puncture and the female covers the cut with plant tissue. Hatching occurs in 4-11 days and the larva feeds in the tissues for 20-30 days. The infested fruit drops. Pupation takes place in the soil and lasts about 45 days. The young adults feed on the leaves of hosts before entering hibernation. Description: Adult to mm., copper-brown in color. Larva white, curved, legless. (Prepared in Survey and Detection Operations in cooperation with other ARS agencies.) CEIR 9 (7) 2-13-59. 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 United States. Animal and Plant Health Service. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs; United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; United States. Plant Pest Control Division. Hyattsville, MD. [etc. ] Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service
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