274 



I^'SECTlS INFEST I NO WHEAT. 



Fig. 258. Fig. 258.— Crane Fly- 



color, brown. 



These long-legged two- 

 winged flies (Figs. 257, <S, 

 and 258), which some- 

 what resemble gigantic 

 mosquitoes, are familiar 

 to almost everybody, and 

 known as the "Daddy 

 I.ong-legs." The greater 

 number of them live in 

 decayed vegetable mat- 

 ter, and are hence not 

 injurious to the agricul- 

 turist in this State, so 

 far as at present known. The jiupa (Fig. 257,^,) is somewhat 

 cylindrical, and at the anterior end are two horn-like pro- 

 jections. 



Remedies. — In gardens, use Xo. 55, A. In fields, deep plow- 

 ing, thorough drainage, and cleaning the grounds. See Xo. 

 20, Xo. 32, A. B., and Xo. 10(;, A. 



CHAPTER CLXXXIII. 



The Hessian Fly. 



{Cecidonnjid di sfractor. — Say.) 



Order. Diitkka : Family. CKciDoMvin.E. 



[Liviiiir lietwecn the leaves and tlie stalk on the lower part 

 of the wheat plant; an oval, cylindrical, white, tlesliy maggot, 

 finally transforming into a brownisli two-winged ily.] 



Among the wheat pests dreaded in the Eastern States is the 

 Hessian flv. I have not found this insect in California. 



