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Fig. 38o.— Striped Flea-beetle, enhir.o-ed— colors^ ^i^- '^^^' 

 black and yellow. 



These beetles (Fig. 335) have the hind thighs greatly 

 enlarged, which enables them to leap to some distance 

 like a flea, hence the name " flea-beetle." The larvse 

 or young' live in the ground and feed upon the roots of various 

 plants. When fully grown they form small cells in the earth, 

 wherein to undergo their transformations. They are minute 

 slender whitish grubs, provided with six legs and having the 

 head light brown. 



Remedies. — Should the beetles aj^pear in large numbers, 

 use No. 64, double strength ; spray thoroughly, as often as the 

 beetles appear; or Nos. 5 and 7 are effective. See also Nos. 

 20 and 106, A. 



INSECTS INFESTING THE TURNIP. 



The following insects infest the Turnip, and are treated of 

 in another part of this work : 



The Wire Worm. 



Crane Flies {Tipula). 



The Striped Flea-beetle (Haltica tittata). 



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The White-lined Sphinx (Deilephila lineata). 

 The Harlequin Cabbage Bug' {Stmclua histri- 

 onica). 



