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 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE STRAWBERRY. 



The Roots — 



(a) A pinkish caterpillar boring irregular channels through the crown 

 and larger roots, causing them to wither and die. — Strawberry Root-Borer 



(Anarsia lineatella). 



(b) A white grub boring downwards from the crown — Strawberry Crown- 

 Borer (Tyloderma fragariae). 



(c) A large white grub eating the roots — May Beetle (Lachnosterna fusca). 



The Leaves — 



(a) Brownish caterpillars in June and August rolling the leaves into cases and 

 fastening them with silk — Strawberry Leaf-Roller (Phoxopteris fragariae). 



(b) Young plants gnawed off at the surface — Cutworms. 



(c) Small .pale spotted active beetles riddle the leaves with holes in June — 

 Spotted Paria (Paria 6-notata). 



(d) A small active jumping striped beetle, eating holes in the leaves — Striped 

 Flea Beetle (Phyllotreta vittata). 



(e) Twenty-legged grubs eating holes in the leaves — Strawberry Saw-Fly 



(Emphytus maculatus). 



The Fruit— 



(a) A caterpillar feeding on the berry — Stalk-Borer (Gortyna nitela). 



(b) A minute black bug, producing a buggy odor when eaten with berry — 

 Flea-Like Negro Bug (Corimelaena puhcaria). 



