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INSECTS AFFECTING THE CHERRY. 



continue developing throughout the summer, and in 

 autumn a winged brood again appears and migrates 

 back to the cherry. These migrants give birth to 

 young that develop into egg-laying females, which 

 deposit small, oval/shining black eggs upon the twigs 

 about the buds. 



Remedies. — Lady-beetles and certain predaceous 

 and parasitic flies prey upon these little pests in great 

 numbers, and often aid materially in checking their 

 injuries. The best artificial remedy is that of spray- 

 ins with kerosene emulsion. 



The May Beetle. 



Lachnostema fusca. 

 The leaves of cherry and other fruit trees arc 

 sometimes eaten early in summer by the common 

 May Beetle or June Bug (Fig. 32). This insect is 



the parent of 

 the mischievous 

 White Grub, 

 that is so fre- 

 q u e n 1 1 y d e- 

 striictive in 

 meadows a n d 

 pastures. The 

 beetles feed up- 

 on the foliage at night, and sometimes appear in suffi- 

 cient numbers to do much damage. before their pres- 

 ence is discovered. 



Fig. 32. May Beetle. 



