48 EBEIMARTS OUTLINES OF 



THE PEACH CURCULIO. 



{Ithycervs noveboracensis. Forster.) 



Also commonly known as the New York Weevil. It is 

 the largest species of snout-beetle occurring in this country. 



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Fig. 52. Fig. 53. 



Larva and Imago of the Peach Curculio or New York Weevil. 



The? beetles appear in May and June^ doing considerable 

 injury to the buds and twigs of the peach-tree, although 

 frequently found in the apple, plum, pear and cherry. The 

 female makes a hole in the twig under the bark in which 

 she deposits an egg. The larvae are footless. 



Remedies. The same as for the plum curculio. 



THE POTATO BEETLE. 



(Doryphora w-lineata, Say.) 



Also commonly called the Potato-bug and the Colorado 

 Potato Beetle, the last name being the correct one. 



It is too well known to require any description, but a 

 few points may be stated which most people are not famil- 

 iar with. 



They pass the winter in the perfect or beetle state, re- 

 maining dormant in the ground, and appearing early in 

 spring. The females deposit their eggs on the under side 

 of the leaves and the orange-colored eggs hatch in about a 



