44 ERERHARTS OUTLINES OF 



Paria also feed on the juniper, and Colaspis on the 

 grape. 



Colaspis hibernates in the egg state ; Paria as an imago, 

 and Scelodonta as a mature larva. They all may be de- 

 stroyed with Paris green. 



WIRE WORMS. 



The "Wire Worms belong to the family Elateridm, and to 

 the genera Melanotus, Corymbites and Agriotes. They are 

 hard, smooth and cylindrical, with acute senses, and pos- 

 sessed of great activity. 



Fig. 43. Wire Worm. 



They live three years in the larva state, when they pupate 

 in the earth, emerging from June to September. 



Remedies. Attract and destroy them by slices of poi- 

 soned potato." 



They do not injure corn until the second year of plant 

 ing on the grass land, and letting the land lie fallow for a 

 time is a good remedy. 



THE APPLE-TREE BORER. 

 (Sapei'iia Candida. Fabr.) 



This insect is also called the round-headed borer. The 

 eggs are laid in the bark at the bottom of the tree, during 

 May and June. The larvae bore upward into the wood, 

 where they remain for two or three years, when pupating in 

 a little cocoon some eight or ten inches from their starting 

 place, they emerge during midsummer. 



Remedies. Digging out the larvae is recommended. 



