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Species: B. raiccus Fabricius; Germany, France; adults attack foliage of apple, pear 

 cherry, grape. B. singularis Linngeus; Europe (England); adults attack grape, 

 grafted fruit trees, oak, rose, hops, Rhododendron, pines, gherkins, spruce, and straw- 

 berries. B. turca Boheman; Russia; breeds at the roots of grape. :^B. sulcatus 

 Fabricius; Em'ope, introduced into America and Australia; breeds at the roots of 

 grape, strawberry, and many other plants and is a very destructive pest. B. populeti 

 Boheman; Hungary; adults injiu-ious to grape. B. ligustici Linnaeus; Europe; attacks 

 grape, peach, hops, beans, beets, asparagus, lucerne. Breeds at the roots and is very 

 destructive. B. armatus Boheman, B. asphaltinus Germar, B. corruptor Host., B. 

 globus Boheman, B. teretirostris Stierlin and B. tristis Scopoli are also recorded from 

 grape. 



Description: These weevils are practically all black, oval, fairly large, with broad 

 blunt beaks. 



SoRAUER, P. Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten, 3d ed., 1913, vol. 3, pp. 541-543. 

 Bargagli, p. Rassegna Biologia Rincofori Europei, 1883-1887. 



Boarmia gemmaria Brahm. 

 (Geometridse; Lepidoptera.) 



Hosts: Grape, wild honeysuckle, rose. 



Injury: Very injurious. Defoliation. 



Description and biology: Adult, wings 19-20 mm.; brownish gray with white mark- 

 ings. Larva, grayish brown in color, with dark yellow and black spots and dark 

 wavy side lines; occurs in July; winters in sheltered places. Pupates during spring 

 in ground. 



Distribution: Europe. 

 Sorauer, p. Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten, 3d ed., 1913, vol. 3, p. 338. 



Cryptoblabes gnidiella Mill. 



(Pyralidse; Lepidoptera.) 



Host: Grape. 



Injury: To fruit. 



Description: Adult, wings lead gray, two diagonal whitish stripes between which 

 are blackish spots. Larva, length 14 mm., dirty brown with broad, dark side stripes. 

 Feeds on unripe grape berries. 



Distribution: Southern Europe, Egypt. 

 Sorauer, P. Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten, 3d ed., 1913, vol. 3, p. 311. 



Sciopteron regale But. 



(Grape Gun Worm. Sesiidse; Lepidoptera.) 



Host: Grape. 



Injury: Bore in canes of the grape; very destructive in Japan. 



Description and biology: Adult moth, about 18 mm. long and with wing expanse of 

 37 mm.; general color orange and black. Larva, 18 to 25 mm. long, yellow, feet and 

 head darkish brown. Pupa, about 18 mm. long, rich amber brown in color. 



Distribution: Japan. 

 Maskew, F. Cal. State Hort. Com. Monthly Bulletin, vol. 2, No. 10, 1913, p. 677. 



Clysia ambigiiella Hiibner. 



(The Cochylis. Tortricidse; Lepidoptera.) 

 Host: Grape. 



Injury: Very serious to blossom clusters and fruit. One of the worst grape pests of 

 Europe. 



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