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164 A MANUAL OF DANGEROUS INSECTS 



PARA PLUM. 

 {Spondias spp. Family Anacai'diaceae.) 

 AN IMPORTANT PARA-PLUM INSECT. 



niPTERA. 

 Trypetldie. 



Anastrepha fraterculus Wiodeinann. (See Fruit.) )?'[. ■ 



PARA RUBBER. 



{Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Family Euphorbiacese.) 



This tree produces the Para rubber of commerce, or caoutchouc. It grows in 

 Brazil and Guiana, and attempts have been made to grow it in Florida. 



IMPORTANT PARA-RUBBER INSECT. 



ISOPTERA. 

 Tennitldae. 



Coptotermes geslrnl Wasmann, white ant; India; destroys the roots. 



PARSLEY. 



(Carum petroselinum. Family Umbelliferae.) 



An herb cultivated for its foliage, much used as a garnish. 



AN IMPORTANT PARSLEY INSECT. 



I.EPIDOPTEKA. 

 Pyralidse. 



>ii Pionea fcrrugalls ITiibner; Europe, Asia, North America. (See Cabbage.) 



PARSNIP. 



(Pastinaca saliva Linnaeus. Family Umbelliferae.) 

 The parsnip is grown io Europe and America, and, being a root crop, is liable at 

 any time to introduce root pests. 



IMPORTANT PARSNIP INSECTS. 



ACARIN.\. 

 TjTOglyphidae. 



■>^Rhiz()glijphus ( Coepophagiis) echinopus F. and R. (See Potato.) 



LEPIDOPTERA. 

 Gelechildae. 



Deprcssaria nervosa IIw. and D. depressella Hiibner; Europe; attack buds and flower heads. 



DIPTERA. 

 Agromyzidse. 



Ph!/lomy:a affinis Fallen. (See Tobacco.) 

 Trypetldae. 



Acidia heraclei Linnaeus; Europe. (See Celery.) 



PEA. 



(Pisum sativum. Family Leguminosae.) 

 The various ^•arieties of peas are grown extensively in Europe and America. Some 

 of the pests of the peas, such as the weevils, have been very widely distributed by 

 commerce. (See Bean.) 



