INSECTS ATTACKING SMAL1> FKUITS. 95 



The fuU-growu larva, which feeds upon the substance of the 

 leaves, is from one-third to one-half an inch long, " and varies in 

 color from yellowish-brown to green. The head is yellowish and 

 horny with a dark, eye-like spot on each side. The second seg- 

 ment of the body has a shield above, colored and polished like 

 the head, and on every segment there are a few pale dots, from 

 each of which arises a single hair." The infested leaves look dry 

 and scorched. 



Remedies. — Because the larvae are so effectively concealed in 

 the folded leaves, spraying with arsenical mixtures is of little use. 

 In new beds, where the plants are few in a row, the plants should 

 be gone over carefully and the pests picked off and destroyed. In 

 old beds the plants should be mowed off close to the ground while 

 the insects of the first brood are in the pupal stage, L e., about July 

 1, and, after they have dried for a day or two, the patch should be 

 burned over. This practice does not materially injure the roots 

 of the plants, as they will immediately send out new sprouts. In 

 the case of beds that are three or four years old, the best method 

 is to plow them under and plant new ones. Avoid using plants 

 from infested districts. 



Kansas Notes. — The Strawberry Leaf-roller was first noticed in 

 Kansas as an insect pest in 1880; it was noticeable also in 1881. 

 In 1889 it was especially abundant. The pest is an imported 

 one, and came to this country from Europe. 



OTHER INSECTS ATTACKING SMALL FRUITS. 



Rocky Mountain Locust. 

 Injurious Grasshoppers. 

 Tarnished Plant-bug. 



