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rSSTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 



brimnea Fab., is occasional!}^ in evidence on strawberry or grape, and 

 rarely on garden or field crops. It is yellowish, oval, rather convex, 



Fig. 364. — Larva ol the Straw- 

 berry Leaf-beetle. Enlarged 

 and natural size. Original. 



Fig. 365. — The Strawberry Leaf-beetle. 

 Adult, enlarged and natural size. Orig- 

 inal. 



and about one fifth of an inch long. The grubs feed on the roots. 

 There is a single brood annually. Arsenicals will poison the adults. 



Fig. 366. —Pupa of the Grape 

 Colaspis. Enlarged and natu- 

 ral size. Original. 



Fig. 367. — The Grape Colaspis. Adult, 

 enlarged and natural size. Original. 



The Grape Flea-beetle (Haltica chalybea Illig.) 



Early in the growing season, the swelling buds of grapes are eaten 

 into and destroyed, and as the tender leaves unfold they are riddled. 

 The beetles which are responsible for this damage are small, steely- 



