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termed one and the same insect. The worms are gen- 

 erally called " measuring worms," because of the peculiar 

 bending of the body in moving from place to place. The 

 eggs are deposited in late fall by a wingless insect some- 

 what resembling a spider. 

 The worms are green- 

 brown in color, and they 

 feed on the leaves and 

 flowers. 



Plants Injured. — Apple, 

 plum, cherry, elm. 



Remedie s. — Spraying 

 with Bordeaux mixture, 

 to which Paris green has 

 been added. This appli- 

 cation must not be made 

 while the blossoms are 



Fig. 29 — Anisopieryx pometaria. 

 Egg. c, d, Dorsal and side views of 

 larval segment, enlarged, e, Egg- 

 mass. /, Larva, g, Female pupa, 

 natural size, h, Anal tubercle, en- 

 larged. Riley, Div. Ent. U. S. 

 Dept. Cir. 9. 



opening, because the tender parts of the flower will be 

 injured by the Bordeaux mixture. 



Grape Vine Fidia (Fidia viticida, Walsh). — A beetle 

 about one-quarter of an inch long, of a brown color and 

 covered with dense light IHw \ ^em 



yellow hairs. It attacks 

 the grape leaves by eat- 

 ing irregular holes in 

 them. When the insect is 

 disturbed it falls to the 

 ground and feigns death. 

 The eggs are laid in the 

 cracks of the bark some 

 distance above the ground. The larvae, when hatched, 

 fall to the ground and bore into the earth to feed on the 

 tender roots of the vine. They remain below the surface 

 feeding on the roots and in the pupa state until the fol- 



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Fig. 30 — Anisopteryx pometaria. a, Male 

 moth, b, Female, natural size, c, 

 Joints of female antenna, d, Joints 



. of female abdomen, enlarged. Riley, 

 Div. Ent. U. S. Dept. Agri. Cir. 9. 



