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lowing .Time, when the beetles emerge to destroy the 

 foliage. 



Remedy. — Spraying with arsenical compounds (arsenic 

 and lime used in the strength of one pound to 150 gallons 

 of water) will destroy the beetle. This spraying must be 

 done early, so as to avoid the danger to the fi*uit. The 



Fig. 31 — Fidia vitieida. a, Beetle, b, Eggs represented natural size under 

 fold of bark, and much enlarged at side, c, Young larva, d, Full grown 

 larva, e, Pupa. /, Injury to leaf by beetles, g, Injury to roots by larvae. 

 &, In part, and/ and g natural size, rest much enlarged. Marlatt, Div. 

 Ent. U. S. Dept. Agri. Year Book, 1895. 



larvae may be destroyed by injecting carbon bisulphide 

 into the ground, or by wetting the soil with a kerosene 

 emulsion diluted nine times. A gallon of this solution 

 is poured in a hole around the vine, and an hour later 

 washed down to -greater depths. 



