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(c) A medium sized beetle eating holes in the ripe fruit.- — Bumble Floiver-hcdle 



{Euphoria itida), p. 305. 

 {d) A long-legged straw-colored beetle eating holes in the half-ripe fruit. — Rose 



Chafer {M acrodactylus snhspinosus), p. 305. 



XI. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE CHERRY 



Rool: 



(a) A thick whitish grub, with brown head and legs, feeding in decaying roots. 

 Beetle large with powerful mandibles. — Stag Beetle (Lucanus dama), p. 318. 

 {b) A large white fleshy grub, with reddish head, feeding in old roots.- — Rough 

 Osmoderma (Osmoderma scabra), p. 305. 



Trunk, Branches and Twigs: 



(a) A snout beetle gnawing the twigs and fruit. — Imbricated Snout Beetle 



{Epiccerus imbricatus) . 

 {b) A small beetle boring in the branches just above a bud, and burrowing 

 downward. — Apple Twig Borer {Amphicerus bicaudatus), p. 327. 



(c) A flattened grub tunneling in the bark and sap-wood; beetle bronzy metallic. 

 — Divaricated Buprestis {Dicerca divaricata). 



(d) Large sucking insect with transparent wings, inflicting wounds on the 

 smaller limbs and depositing eggs therein in August and September. — 

 Dog-day Cicada {Cicada tibicen), p. 157. 



(e) Small circular scales, black in winter, with a circular depression about a 

 central nipple. — San Jose Scale {Aspidiolus perniciosus), p. 126. 



{{) Dirty nests inclosing a colony of yellow caterpillars one-half inch long at 

 end of twigs. — Cherry-tree Tortrix {Caccecia cerasivorana), p. 230. 



Leaves: 



(a) A small beetle feeding on the leaves of red cherry. — Cherry Leaf Beetle 



{Galerucella clavicollis) , p. 311. 

 {b) A shiny, dark-green slug, one-half inch long, feeding on soft tissues, leaving 



the veins. — Pear or Cherry Slug {Eriocampoides limacina), p. 348. 

 (c) Shining black plant-lice infesting the terminal twigs chiefly, which become 



distorted and discolored. — Cherry Plant-louse {Myzus cerasi), p. 144. 

 {d) Large bluish-green caterpillar two inches long with blue warts on each 



segment, and coral red ones on the third and fourth segments. — Promethea 



Moth {Callosamia promethea), p. 180. 

 (e) Large pale-green spiny caterpillar, striped on each side with white and 



lilac. — lo Moth {Hyperchiria lo), p. 180. 

 (/) Caterpillars in colonies protected by webs in forks of branches in spring. 



— American Tetit-cater pillar {Malacosoma americana), and Forest Tent- 

 caterpillar {M. disstria) not in webs, p. 203. 

 {g) Caterpillars in colonies protected by webs covering the leaves in summer 



and early autumn. — Fall Web Worm {Hyphantria textor), p. 181. 



