. Annual report of the Regents. New York State Museum; Science. 42 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM honey bees, bumble or humble bees, other bees, wasps, flower or Syrphus flies and many others. The importance of this class of insects and their work is hardly appreciated, yet without their aid it would be practically impossible for us to raise most fruits, simply because no man or group of men would have time to fer- tilize, in the limited time available for such work, anywhere near all the blossoms which are attended to without previous thought or preparation on the part of man. 85 Lady bugs. Certain sp
. Annual report of the Regents. New York State Museum; Science. 42 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM honey bees, bumble or humble bees, other bees, wasps, flower or Syrphus flies and many others. The importance of this class of insects and their work is hardly appreciated, yet without their aid it would be practically impossible for us to raise most fruits, simply because no man or group of men would have time to fer- tilize, in the limited time available for such work, anywhere near all the blossoms which are attended to without previous thought or preparation on the part of man. 85 Lady bugs. Certain species are exceedingly valuable agents in controlling plant lice, which they and their young feed on. The. Fia. 77 Two spotted lady bug: a larva; h mouth parts of same; cclaw of same; d pupa; e adult; antenna of same (reduced after Marlatt, U. S. dep't agr., div. ent., circ. 7, 3d s.; larvae, or grubs, are usually dark colored, marked with yellow, and among hop-growers are known as " ; Some forms prey on scale insects. 86 Soldier beetles (Ohauliognathus species). These beetles are among ihe pollen-carriers, and the larvae prey on the worm of the codling moth. 87 Syrphus flies. The adults are usually seen among flowers, but the work of their fre- quently brightly colored larvae in reducing the number of plant lice is not so well known. These beneficial maggots are somewhat conical in shape, and may be found among colonies of plant 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 Museum; University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Albany : J. B. Lyon, State Printer
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