. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Fig. 202. Pear slugs skeletonizing the leaf. PLUM AND PRUNE. The adult is a small snout-beetle (Fig. 203) that inserts its eggs Plum under the skin of the fruit and then makes a characteristic Curculio. crescent-shaped cut beneath it. The grub feeds within the fruit and causes it to drop. When full grown it enters the ground, changes in late summer
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Fig. 202. Pear slugs skeletonizing the leaf. PLUM AND PRUNE. The adult is a small snout-beetle (Fig. 203) that inserts its eggs Plum under the skin of the fruit and then makes a characteristic Curculio. crescent-shaped cut beneath it. The grub feeds within the fruit and causes it to drop. When full grown it enters the ground, changes in late summer to the beetle, which finally goes into hibernation in sheltered places. Spray just after blossoms fall with arsenate of lead, 6 to 8 lbs. in 100 gals, of water, and repeat the application in about a week. After the fruit has set, jar the trees daily over a sheet or curculio-catcher and destroy the Fig. 203. Beetle of plum beetles. Cornell Bulletin 235. curculio. POTATO. The yellow striped beetle emerges from hibernation in the spring Colorado and lays masses of orange eggs on the underside of the leaves. potato-beetle. The larvae are known as "slugs" and "soft-shells" and cause most of the injury to the vines. Spray with Paris green 2 lbs. or arsenate of lead 4 lbs. in 100 gals, of water or arsenite of soda combined with Bordeaux mixture. It may sometimes be necessary to use a greater strength of the poison, particularly on the older ";. 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 College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. [Ithaca, N. Y. ?]
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