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GARDEN FOES. 



Clitt's Liqiikl Insecticide to deistroy the caterpillars, and 

 dress the ground with a isoil fumigant to kill the pupae. 



Wireworms — The Wireworm irs a most destructive 

 pest to tap-rooted crops. It is the larva of an insect called 

 the Click Beetle. There are several species — Elater (or 

 Agriotis), obscurus, lineatus, and sputator. So far as their 

 hurtful properties are concerned, there is no distinction 

 between them. The parent beetle is a greyish or blackish 

 insect, about half an inch long, and ma,y frequently be 

 seen on plants during the summer. The beetles lay their 

 eggs on the ground or at the base of plants. In due course 





TRUE WIREWORM S. 



Here are ehown the True Wireworms or larva- of the Click Beetle. The larvne 

 liave only eix legs in front, and are easily cliH:innnished from the Mi'.lepedes, 

 or False Wireworms, also the Cientipedcs, which have numerous leg'G, ehown in 

 the other illustrations. Figs. 1 and 2. Elater lineatus; Figs. '?> ana 4, E. ohscu- 

 rus ; Figs, a and' 6, E. sputator, natural size and magnified; Fig. 7, Larva of 

 E. £putator; Fig.s. 8 and 9, Larva of E. lineatiiis, natural flize and magnifie:! ; 

 Fig. 10, Pupa of Wireworm ; Fig. il, Line showing natural length. 



grubs are hatched, and these straightway bore holes into 

 the roots or stems of plants. Adult grubs are easily recog- 

 nis.ed by their slender, wire-like, jointed bodies, yellowish 

 colour, and slow movements. Wireworms are said to exist 

 four to five years in the grub state, consequently their 

 opportunities of injuring crops are extensive. 



