Insects injurious to fruits . ad, measure a little more than half an inch across. Thosebelonging to the first brood of larvae appear on the wing earlyin July, when eggs are deposited for a second brood, whichare found during Augast. They complete their larval growth,enter the ground, and construct their earthen cells, in whichthey remain unchanged until the following spring, when theyenter the pupa state and transform to flies within a few cays. Re^Htdks.—Hellebore and water, or Paris-green and water,showered on the vines in the proportions recommended underNo. 181, will destroy them. 334 INSE
Insects injurious to fruits . ad, measure a little more than half an inch across. Thosebelonging to the first brood of larvae appear on the wing earlyin July, when eggs are deposited for a second brood, whichare found during Augast. They complete their larval growth,enter the ground, and construct their earthen cells, in whichthey remain unchanged until the following spring, when theyenter the pupa state and transform to flies within a few cays. Re^Htdks.—Hellebore and water, or Paris-green and water,showered on the vines in the proportions recommended underNo. 181, will destroy them. 334 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE STRAWBERRY. ATTACKING THE FKUIT. No. 201.—The Stalk-borer. Gortyiia nitela Guenee. This larva, which is commonly found in the stalks of thepotato and tomato, may be said to have a rather varied taste,as it also bores into the stalks of the dahlia, aster, and cockle-burr, the cob of the Indian corn, and the fruit of the straw-berry. In Fig. 347 we have a representation of the larva. Fig. 347. Fig.
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