Insects injurious to fruits . 308 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE RASPBERRY. Fig. in the one cane, thus lengthening the gall and causing it toassume a very irregular shape. In April or May the larva penetrates into the pith, whereit is more secure from insectand other foes, and therechanges to a pupa, from which Ithe perfect beetle escapes earlyin the summer. The eggs are deposited ontlie young canes probably inJuly, and the tiny young lar-vae, when hatched, eat into theoane, producing, in time, the mischievous results already de-tailed. Fig. 318, c, shows the perfect insect, magnified; h,anoth
Insects injurious to fruits . 308 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE RASPBERRY. Fig. in the one cane, thus lengthening the gall and causing it toassume a very irregular shape. In April or May the larva penetrates into the pith, whereit is more secure from insectand other foes, and therechanges to a pupa, from which Ithe perfect beetle escapes earlyin the summer. The eggs are deposited ontlie young canes probably inJuly, and the tiny young lar-vae, when hatched, eat into theoane, producing, in time, the mischievous results already de-tailed. Fig. 318, c, shows the perfect insect, magnified; h,another view of the larva, and a the horns at the end of itsbody, much magnified. The beetle is about three-tenths ofan inch long, with a rather small, dark bronzy head, a beau-tifully bright coppery neck, and brownish-black under surface is of a uniform shining black color. The best method of destroying this insect is to cut out theicfested canes in the spring and burn them before the beetleescapes. BTo. 178.—The Tree Cricket. (Ecanthus niveus Serv. Of all the i
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