. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Original. fuU grown, transforms witliin the bud on the groimd. The new lot of beetles feed for a tune in various places and then hide away until the next. year. Only staminate varieties are attacked. Early spraying with arsenate of lead or Paris green will kill many beetles. The material should be applied as soon as the fii-st buds begin forming. All rubbish should be cleaned up around the field. When badly infested, the plants may be burned o^'er at once after picldng. Wild blackberries and strawberries shou
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Original. fuU grown, transforms witliin the bud on the groimd. The new lot of beetles feed for a tune in various places and then hide away until the next. year. Only staminate varieties are attacked. Early spraying with arsenate of lead or Paris green will kill many beetles. The material should be applied as soon as the fii-st buds begin forming. All rubbish should be cleaned up around the field. When badly infested, the plants may be burned o^'er at once after picldng. Wild blackberries and strawberries should be destroyed. It should be remembered also that pistil- late varieties are mmiune from any Fig. 525. — The Strawberry Wee-s-il. Adult, enlarged and natural size. Original. The Codling Moth (Carpocapsa pomonella Linn.) A pinkish, rather fleshy worm eats cavities within the fruit of apples, especially through and around the core, and finally bores a large hole to 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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