ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 



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Soft soap and soda, mixed with water to the consistency of 

 paint, and applied once in June, and once in July is 

 effective. 



Fig. 44. Fig. 45. 



Round-headed Apple-tree Borer and Beetlo. 



THE FLAT HEADED APPLE-TREE BORER. 



(C hrysobothris fe7norata. Fabr.) 



The Flat Headed Borer lives one year, hibernating in a hole 

 in the wood of the tree. It pupates from April to June, — 

 in Illinois about May, — emerging in June and July. The 



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Fig. 46. Pi g . 47. 



Flat-headed Apple-tree Borer and Beetle. 



adult is a flat beetle, which deposits its eggs either singly 

 or in patches on the bark or under scales. 



The larvae hatch in a few days and burrow in the sap- 

 wood. A few will soon destroy the tree. 



The remedies are the same as for the round-headed 

 borer. The larvae are found near the bottom of the trunk. 



