. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. 355. — Adult and molted of the grape leaf-hopper (x 11). 410 FRUIT INSECTS. J^iu. 356. — A group of eggs of the grape leaf-hopper. Greatly enlarged. the vineyards, unless neglect has allowed a carpet of weedsand grasses to grow\ A neighboring tract of woodland or alittle valley, ditch or swale overgro^^^l with brush, or a border-ing strip of thick grassform an ideal place forhibernation. In NewYork the hoppers donot feed during thewinter, although onsunny dajs during warmspells they are some-times seen fljang the milder climate ofCalifornia t
. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. 355. — Adult and molted of the grape leaf-hopper (x 11). 410 FRUIT INSECTS. J^iu. 356. — A group of eggs of the grape leaf-hopper. Greatly enlarged. the vineyards, unless neglect has allowed a carpet of weedsand grasses to grow\ A neighboring tract of woodland or alittle valley, ditch or swale overgro^^^l with brush, or a border-ing strip of thick grassform an ideal place forhibernation. In NewYork the hoppers donot feed during thewinter, although onsunny dajs during warmspells they are some-times seen fljang the milder climate ofCalifornia they feed con-siderably during thewarmer winter days on the leaves of various low-growing plants,such as alfilaria and burr-clover, in the shelter of which theyfind protection. In New York the adults emerge about May 1, or a little earlierif it is warm, andbegin feeding onalmost any suc-culent gro\\i;h thatis available, suchas young beechesand maples in thewoods, and thegrasses, strawber-ries, dewberries orraspberries nearvineyards. Theymigrate to thevines about the middle of May, or as soon as the grape leavesa
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