. [Report of the commissioners] [microform] : appendices C to F inclusive, containing evidence taken by the commissioners, special reports, etc. in vols. III, IV and V. Agriculture; Natural history; Agriculture; Sciences naturelles. ; 1 U k ways be a tliink we need fear tliis insect now as a very grievous pest, thoudi it will al nuisance. ° TWO NATIVE IH-ITKHFLIES—Pie/'is ccista—Pieria protodice. There are two native butterflies of the same genus, wliich feed upon the cabbage viz I-teris casta or oleracM and /'ieris protodice. These, however, are now quite rare ' The casta or o/eracea is the m
. [Report of the commissioners] [microform] : appendices C to F inclusive, containing evidence taken by the commissioners, special reports, etc. in vols. III, IV and V. Agriculture; Natural history; Agriculture; Sciences naturelles. ; 1 U k ways be a tliink we need fear tliis insect now as a very grievous pest, thoudi it will al nuisance. ° TWO NATIVE IH-ITKHFLIES—Pie/'is ccista—Pieria protodice. There are two native butterflies of the same genus, wliich feed upon the cabbage viz I-teris casta or oleracM and /'ieris protodice. These, however, are now quite rare ' The casta or o/eracea is the more northern, and the protodice the more southern but their habits and appearance in tiie larval and chrysalis states are very .similar. THK ZKHKA —Mamestra picta. The zebra caterpillar or Manf^lrn picta (Fig. 42, a,) a very handsome caterpillar beautifully marked with ditlerent colours, feeds upon the cabbage and a number of other plants, and turns into a dull coloured moth (Fig. 42, 6)—one of the nicdit-flying moths. Fig. 42. This insect is sometimes very .V-undant and destructive, but it is not common THE OAUBAGE PLUSIA—P^MSWt bvassicce. freelv^nnnnYl'"^" ?1"''^' °'/'"t '"'""''''"' (^^'- ^'^^^ *""^« "^t» '^'"»«th and feeds veiy fieely^upon llie cabbage and cauliHower, and other plants of that character. [Mr. nethunc]. 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 Ontario. Agricultural Commission (1880). [Toronto? : s. n. ]
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