Injurious Insects 21 



Apple (Tent Caterpillars) continued. 



Remedies. — Arsenites, as for codlin-moth. Burn out nests 

 with torch. Pick off egg-masses from twigs during winter 

 and spring. 

 Tussock-Moth {Oruyia leucostiyma, Sm. and Abb.). — A hand- 

 some caterpillar, an inch long, bright yellow with red mark- 

 ings, very hairy. Eats the leaves. 

 Remedy. — Arsenites . 

 Twig-Borer (Amphicemis (Bostrichus) bicaudatus, Say), — Beetle, 

 three-eighths inch long, cylindrical and dark brown, boring 

 into twigs of apple, pear and other trees. The beetle enters 

 just above a bud. 

 Remedy. — Burn the twigs. Catch insects in mating season, 

 Twig-Pruners {ElapMdion parallelum, Newm,, and E. villosumy 

 Pabr.). — Yellowish white larvae, about a half inch long, 

 boring into young twigs, causing them to die and break off. 

 Remedy. — Burn the twigs. 

 Apricot. Pear Twig-Beetle. See under Pear. 



Plum Curculio. See under Plum. 

 Asparagus. Asparagus-Beetle {Crioceris asparagi, Linn,). — 

 Beetle, less than one-fourth inch in length, yellow, red and 

 shining black, with conspicuous ornamentation, feeding upon . 

 the tender shoots. Larva feeds upon the leaves and tender 

 bark. 



Remedies. — Freshly slaked lime dusted on before the dew 

 has disappeared in the morning. Poultry. Draw the Rand 

 over the stalks from bottom to top, crushing the beetles; 

 repeating two or three times during the season will keep 

 them in check. 

 Aster. Aster- Worm. A small larva boring in the stem of gar- 

 den asters about the time they begin to flower, causing the 

 heads to droop. 



No remedy is known, but all infested stalks should be 

 burned. 

 Bean. Bean-Weevil or Bean-Bug {Bruchus obsoletus, Say), — 

 Closely resembles the pea-weevil, which see for description 

 and remedies. 

 Bag-Worm or Basket-Worm {Thyridopteryx ephemercEformis, Haw) , 

 — Larva working in singular dependent bags, and feeding 

 upon many kinds of trees, both evergreen and deciduous. 



