30 BUSHBERG CATALOGUE. 
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B Prof. Riley has shown that this borer not 
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Wr eieeds s Chrymaie Pe Tea tenes poothe T ‘that it also breeds in dead oak stumps, 
y h th ound from one place 
figures. _— male is distinguished from the female by and can travel —— oe P 
middle, while ‘ . 
ty corollary that it will not do to leave oak sturaps to 
those of the female are simple - threadtke The rot'on ground 4 intendéd for a vineyards thet 
moths apnea a ee 3 ya psshiseensiocin kaa hich our experience corroborates. Little can be done 
—. s ws _ “4 se ated in the way of extirpating these underground borers, 
— : pe eke their presence being only carne by the death of the 
thin the leaf. The last brood hybernates in Whe find vines suddenly dying frou 
hands 
vine, 
~ chrgsalis ‘ns ae inate ee ae a any cause unknown, search ‘for this borer, and upon 
— = ost . ee eee . finding one, (in each case we have found but oneat each 
_ * tree or vine) put an end to his existence. 
burning the dead leaves in the F; 
Tue GRAPE-VINE FIDIA. THE GRAPE-VINE FLEA-BEETLE. 
(Fidia viticida.) (Haltica chalybea.) 
This beetle, often miscalled the 
a= Rose-bug, is one of the worst foes of 
e Grape-vi mak 
bugs e dish. When s quantity have thus 
been caught, throw them into the fire or pour h ater 
u t schel, of H : 
he had to do was to start them in the vineyard witha 
boy in front to shake the reno ab tier and he himself 
behind the chicks. They picked up every beetle that 
fell to the ground; and nif season The could scarcely 
find a single Fidia. 
THE GIGANTIC ROOT-BORER. 
(Prionus laticollis.) 
- [e, Jarvs. natural size; b, do. magnified; c, cocoon; 
Like all Flea-beetles, this insect has very 
promt protien hind thighs, ie! means of which 
di flicult oy nabs. 
The color of the he otis varies from steel- 
blue to metallic-green and purple. The bee- 
es hibernate in a torpi 
This rer is often met with in and aboutthe | damage at this early season by boring into and scooping 
roots afk eae: kinds of plants, such as the Apple, the out the unopened buds. As the leaves expand, they 
Pear e Grape, to which it is very destructive. feed on these, and soon Spal and deposit their small 
It aloes aa roots, entirely severing them in many | orange eggs in clusters on the underside of gt bred 
instances, so vines soon die. When fully | These eggs soon hatch into dark-colored larve, 
grown it leaves the roots it was inhabiting, and forms may be found of all sizes during the latter part of Masia 
