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The Fruit- 



(a) Making a crescent cut on the cherry; grub, white and footless, with a 

 brownish horny head, feeding within — Plum Curculio (Contrachelus nenuphar). 



(b) Yellowish white maggots feeding on the pulpy juices near the pit, in- 

 ducing a rotting — Cherry Frit Fly (Rhagoletis cingulata). 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE PEACH. 



Attacking The Root and Lower Trunk — 



(a) Tunneling in the bark and sapwood of the root, causing an exudation of 

 gum, which is seen at base of tree mingled with the castings — Peach Tree Borer 



(Sannina exitiosa). 



Attacking the Trunk and Branches — 



(a) In early spring a minute caterpillar bores into the shoots of new leaves, 

 kiUing the growing terminals — Peach Twig Borer (Anarsia lineatella) . 



(b) Black hemispherical scales attached to the bark — Peach Leaf Lecanium 



(Lecanium nigrof asciatum) . 



(c) A beetle eating the buds and gnawing into the base of the twigs, causing 

 them to break and fall — New York Weevil (Ithycerus noveboracensis). 



(d) Round scales, gray or black, twigs presenting a scurfy appearance — San 

 Jose Scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus). 



(e) Oval scars and longitudinal slits on back — Buffalo Tree-Hopper (Ceresa 

 bubalus). 



Attacking the Leaves — 



(a) Plant lice, living in colonies under the leaves, causing them to thicken 

 and curl — Peach Tree Aphis (Myzus persicae). 



(b) Minute round scales, usually along the veins — San Jose Scale (Aspidi- 

 otus perniciosus) . 



(c) Caterpillars protected: 



(1) In a tortuous tube — Leaf Crumpier (Phycis indiginella). 



(2) In folded leaves — Oblique Banded Leaf Roller (Cacoecia rosaceana) . 



