ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES. 



Page. 

 Plate I. Leafhoppera (Eutettix spp.) and their work. Fig. 1. — Eutettix 

 tenella: a, Adult; h, nymph; c, wing; d, e, genitalia; /, eggs 

 (greatly enlarged); g, section of beet stem, showing fresh eggs in 

 place; h, same, showing eggs ready to hatch; i, old egg scars on beet 

 stems; j, small leaf of sugar beet, showing characteristic "curly- 

 leaf" condition; k, enlarged section of back of an extreme case of 

 "curly-leaf," showing "warty" condition of veins. Fig. 2. — Eu- 

 tettix strobi: a, Work of nymphs on lamb's-quarters; b, work of 

 nymphs on sugar beet. Fig. 3. — Eutettix scitula: Adult. Fig. 4. — 

 Eutettix clarivida: a, Wing; b, head and pronotum; c, d, genitalia. 

 Fig. 5.— Eutettix nigridorsum: Work of nymphs on leaf of Helian- 

 thus. Fig. 6. — Eutettix straminea: Work of nymphs on leaf of 

 another Helianthus. Fig. 7. — Eutettix iTisana: '^^ing. Fig. 8. — Eu- 

 tettix stricta: a, b, Genitalia 34 



II. Work of Eutettix tenella on sugar beet. Fig. 1. — Three "curly-leaf" 

 beets, the result of attack by Eutettix tenella, and one normal beet 

 from the same field, showing difference in size. Figs. 2, 3. — 

 "Curly-leaf" beets as seen in the field. Fig. 4. — Normal beets 



from same field 44 



III. Work oi Eutettix tenella on sugar beet. Fig. 1. — A large beet becom- 

 ing "curly." Fig. 2.— Back of a leaf affected by "curly-leaf," 

 showing ' ' warty " condition and curled edges 44 



IV. Work of Eutettix tenella on sugar beet. Fig. 1. — A field of beets de- 

 stroyed by "curly-leaf." Figs. 2, 3. — Cages used in the life-his- 

 tory experiments 46 



V. Spraying apparatus used in hopyards in British Columbia 84 



VI. View of hopyard, showing sheep keeping down weeds 88 



VII. Method of capturing hop flea-beetles on tarred horse-sledges 90 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. The asparagus miner (Agromyza simplex) : Fly 1 



2. The a.sparagus miner: Larva, pupa, work 2 



3. The water-cress sowbug ( Mancascllus brachyurus) 12 



4. Cross section of cress pond, showing arrangement for avoiding damage 



by water-cress sowbug 13 



5. The water-cress leaf-beetle {Phxdon aeruginosa): Larva, pupa, adult 17 



6. The cranberry spanworm (C^eorapampmonia): Moth, larva, and pupa.. 22 



7. The striped garden caterpillar (Mamestra legitima): Moth, larva, and 



pupa 29 



8. The semitropical army worm {Prodenia eridania): Moth, egg, egg-mass, 



larvae 54 



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