. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRUIT. 137 and rounded at the other; the head, thorax, and wing-cases are black; the abdomen is dull yellow. The perfect insect very much resembles the Hessian fly in a[)pearance, except that its legs are not so long and slender. The head, antennae, and thorax are black; the abdomen dusky, almost black, with a pale-yellow band at each of the sutures; beneath it is yellow, with a dusky patch on the middle of each segment; the tip of the abdomen, ovipositor, and legs, are black. The wing
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRUIT. 137 and rounded at the other; the head, thorax, and wing-cases are black; the abdomen is dull yellow. The perfect insect very much resembles the Hessian fly in a[)pearance, except that its legs are not so long and slender. The head, antennae, and thorax are black; the abdomen dusky, almost black, with a pale-yellow band at each of the sutures; beneath it is yellow, with a dusky patch on the middle of each segment; the tip of the abdomen, ovipositor, and legs, are black. The wings are dull hyaline, tinged with a smoky hue, and about one-fourth longer than the body. This insect has not thus far proved very destructive^ and from its habits is scarcely likely to become so. No. 02.—The Apple Fly. Drosophila f This is a two-winged fly, an undetermined species of Drosophila, very similar in its habits to the apple midge, but it usually attacks the earlier varieties, showing a pref- erence for such as are sweet. The larva (see a, Fig. 144). a. 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 Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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