. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 76 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 353 Control. Some degree of control may be obtained by picking up the fallen leaf stems every day and immediately burning them before the larvae leave them and enter the ground. Britton, W. E. Conn. State Ent. Rpt. 11:305-307. 1911. Walkingstick Diapheromera femorata Say This interesting insect is so named because of its remarkable resemblance to a stick or twig. Because of this resemblance it usually escapes notice when feed- ing on foliage. It is considered to be of
. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 76 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 353 Control. Some degree of control may be obtained by picking up the fallen leaf stems every day and immediately burning them before the larvae leave them and enter the ground. Britton, W. E. Conn. State Ent. Rpt. 11:305-307. 1911. Walkingstick Diapheromera femorata Say This interesting insect is so named because of its remarkable resemblance to a stick or twig. Because of this resemblance it usually escapes notice when feed- ing on foliage. It is considered to be of little importance but occasionally becomes locally abundant and may defoliate large forested areas in the late summer and early autumn. It attacks the foliage of most deciduous hardwoods, but seems to prefer oak, maple, basswood, and locust. Pitch pine has also been reported to be attacked. Description. The body of the mature insect is about 3 inches long and is extremely slender, resembling a stick or twig. From the front of the small head two long antennae extend forward. The legs are also slender and about 1^ to 2 inches long. The females are stouter than the males. Both are wingless. The color varies, but shades of gray, brown, and greenish-brown predominate. The eggs are hard, bean-shaped, highly polished, slightly less than 1/16 inch long, and black in color with lighter mottled markings. The young, or nymphs, resemble the adults in form. When newly hatched they are about 3/8 inch long and are colored a pale yellowish-green. The front legs are speckled with brown. Life History. In the autumn, as the adults feed on the foliage, the eggs are dropped at random, falling among the leaves and litter beneath the trees. The following spring, usually in May, these eggs begin to hatch although some may not hatch until the second spring. The nymphs become full grown in late summer and early autumn. There is only one generation a year. Control. Walkingsticks are seldom abundant enoug
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