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. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. BEETLES lyjCBIXG THE FOLIAGE 263 tively rare intervals. Prompt application of Paris green or arsenate of lead will poison them. The Cherry Leaf-beetle (Galerucella caricoUis Lee.) An oval, red beetle, one fourth of an inch long, with black legs and antenna?, feeds on the leaves of cherry, plum, and peach, and when numerous riddles the foh- age. The la|V8e also feed on the leaves. The pupal stage is passed in the ground, and there are two broods annually. The remedy is prompt spraying with arsenate of lead or
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. BEETLES lyjCBIXG THE FOLIAGE 263 tively rare intervals. Prompt application of Paris green or arsenate of lead will poison them. The Cherry Leaf-beetle (Galerucella caricoUis Lee.) An oval, red beetle, one fourth of an inch long, with black legs and antenna?, feeds on the leaves of cherry, plum, and peach, and when numerous riddles the foh- age. The la|V8e also feed on the leaves. The pupal stage is passed in the ground, and there are two broods annually. The remedy is prompt spraying with arsenate of lead or Paris Fig. 362.—The Cherry Leaf-beetle. Enlarged and natural size. Original. The Strawberry Leaf-beetle (Typophorus canellm Fab.) A chunky, dark beetle, one eighth of an inch long, with fom- oblique, black patches on its wings, occasionally appears in large nimibers in strawberry fields earlj- in the season, and riddles the leaves. The larvte or grul:)^ wliich foUow shortly are small and tliick bodied, and feed on the roots of the plants. The beetles hibernate as adults. Prompt spra^•ing with Paris green or arsenate of lead will check the beetles. Another species with __. , t ..v oi 1 -It somewhat similar feed- -Work of the btraw berry Leaf- beetle. Original. ing habits, Colaspis. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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