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PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 



Fig. 497. — The Indian Euphoria. 

 Adults at work on peach. Orig- 

 inal. 



tracted to a heap of decaying 

 fruit. 



The Green June Beetle 



{Allorhina nitida Linn.) 



The feeding habits of this 



beetle are similar to those of 



the Indian Euphoria. Ripe 



fruits, especially peaches, 



disturbed. The species is 

 two brooded, and it is the 

 adults of the second brood 

 that are found on the fruit. 

 The larvse are thick-bodied 

 grubs, and live on decaying 

 vegetable matter. 



When the adults are nu- 

 merous enough to be trouble- 

 some, fruit should be picked 

 a little before it is quite ripe, 

 or the beetles may be at- 



FiG. 498. 



-The Indian Euphoria, 

 enlarged. Original. 



Adult 



pears plums, or occasionally small fruits, are attacked and their 



substance eaten out. The beetle 

 is a handsome fellow, its upper sur- 

 face a velvety green, bordered with 

 •brown. The larva looks much like 

 a common white grub, and feeds on 

 decaying vegetable matter. 



The means of control of the 



■E^ Ann rru r- i t> x, adults is tlic samc as that recom- 

 FiG. 499. — The Green June Beetle. 



SHghtly enlarged. Original. mended for the Indian Euphoria. 



