INSECTS INFESTING THE PERSIMMON TREE. 



The Persimiiioii Aphis (Aphis dionpyri) Chap. 83 



CHAPTER LXXXIir. 



The Persimmon Aphis. 



( Aphis dioxp;/ri — Thomas. ) 



Order, 'Hemiptera ; ^ tt. -i . 

 Suh-orctcr. Homoptera ;) -^ ' 



The nieasurciuetits of insects in this work are given in inches and Unes. Tlie above cut rep- 

 resents one inch divided into lines and fractions thrreof. 



[Living uj)()n the leaves of persimmon trees, which tlicv 

 puncture with their beaks and imbibe the sap; small brown 

 and black plant-lice.] 



The wingless lice are purplish-brown ; the head and thorax 

 are dark ; the abdomen brownish with the extremity black. 

 The winged lice are usually colored like the wingless ones. — 

 Professor Thomas. 



Remedy. — Spray the foliage with either Nos. 3, 4, ") or 7. as 

 directed. 



