. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRUIT, 3^7 Remedies.—If the first brood of young worms occur before the melons have attained half their growth, powdered helle- bore mixed with water, in the proportion of an ounce to two gallons of water, and sprinkled on the vines, may be safely used to destroy them. Strong tobacco-water would also prob- ably have the same effect, while on small patches they could doubtless be killed by hand. Two species of parasitic' insects are known to prey on them : one is a species of Tachina fl
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. ATTACKING THE FRUIT, 3^7 Remedies.—If the first brood of young worms occur before the melons have attained half their growth, powdered helle- bore mixed with water, in the proportion of an ounce to two gallons of water, and sprinkled on the vines, may be safely used to destroy them. Strong tobacco-water would also prob- ably have the same effect, while on small patches they could doubtless be killed by hand. Two species of parasitic' insects are known to prey on them : one is a species of Tachina fly, the other an Ichneumon fly, Cryptus inquisitor, (See Fig. 227, where it is referred to as a destroyer of the bag-worm, No. 120.) ATTAOKINa THE PEUIT. No. 225.—The Neat Cucumber Moth. Eudioptis nitidalis (Cram.). Another common name for this insect is the "pickle- worm,^' which has been given to it in consequence of its larva being often found in pickled cucumbers. ^^^' ^^^* This larva is about an inch long, trans- lucent, and of a yel- lowish-white color tinged with green; on_ each segment there are a few slightly-elevated shining dots, from each of which issues a fine hair; the head is yellow, margined with br6wn. Fig. 378 represents this larva, with a young cucum- ber into the side of which it has bored. These caterpillars are very destructive in some of the Western States. They begin to appear about the middle of July, and continue their destructive work until late in September; they attack the fruit, boring cylindrical holes in it, and feed on the 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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