. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 4 BULLETIN 41!), U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. records of its occurrence. However, in States where the map shows only a sinj^le record, a search for specimens would doubtless show the species to 1)0 present generally. FOOD PLANTS. Desmiafuneralis feeds principally on the wild and cultivated grape. It has been collected on fox grape, Vitis lahrusca; southern fox grape, Vilis roiundlfolla; and Vitis cordifolia. Generally speaking, all varieties of cultivated grapes are Hable to attack, though there is some evidence to indicate tha
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 4 BULLETIN 41!), U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. records of its occurrence. However, in States where the map shows only a sinj^le record, a search for specimens would doubtless show the species to 1)0 present generally. FOOD PLANTS. Desmiafuneralis feeds principally on the wild and cultivated grape. It has been collected on fox grape, Vitis lahrusca; southern fox grape, Vilis roiundlfolla; and Vitis cordifolia. Generally speaking, all varieties of cultivated grapes are Hable to attack, though there is some evidence to indicate that the larvae may show discrimination. According to Woodworth (14) this distinction made by the larvae between varieties is quite marked, the varieties. Fig. 1.—Map showing distribution in the I'nitod States of the grape leaf-folder, Desmia funcraUs. (Original.) Agawam, Brighton, Excelsior, Grein's Golden, Highland, Herman, Israella, JofTorson, Jessica, Mary Ann, Lady Washington, ?^Ierrimac, Mason Seedhng, llcqua, Rogers, and others losing more than tliree- fourths of their fohage, while others lose about one-half. The writer has found in Virginia that the Clinton, Duchess, Martha, Moore's Early, and Amber varieties are particularly attractive to the insect. Varieties with tough leaves are less attractive than those with more tender foliage. Plants other than the grape are fed upon by Desmia fiineralis, Titus having found it on Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia [L.]) near vSomersot, Md. He also found two varieties of rodbud, Cerds canadcmii^ and Caris chinensis, as hosts, in the Department of Agri- culture grounds at Washington, D. 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Department : Supt. of Docs. , Govt. Print. Off.
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