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FRDIT CULTURE. 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO PLANTS. 



The Codling Moth. This annoying insect is found in nearly all 



parts of the United States and Can- 

 ada. The moths appear on the wing 

 about the time that apple trees are in 

 blossom, when the female moth de. 

 posits her tiny yellow eggs on the 

 calyx or eye of the blossom, just as 

 the young apple is forming. It takes 

 only a week for it to hatch, and im- 

 mediately the little worm, beginning 

 at the end opposite the stem, eats 

 through the apple to the core. 



There are two methods for reduc- 

 ing the numbers of these worms. 

 One is to keep a drove of hogs in the 

 orchard. They will eat the fruit as 

 soon as dropped, and the worm is 

 destroyed. Another and more effect- 

 ive remedy is to place cloths about 

 ten inches wide around the trunks of 

 the trees, about six inches above the 

 ground. These cloths should be examined ever}' few days and the 

 larvae (worms) destroyed by pressure or dipping the cloths in hot water. 

 Fasten the cloths about the trunk so that the upper edge is verj' tight 

 around the tree and the lower edge hanging somewhat loose. This will 

 give the worm a place to crawl under and form into a chrysalis. 



Rose Beetle. This insect is commonly known as the rose-bug, 



but has of late years developed 

 an appetite for other plants be- 

 sides the rose. It is very inju- 

 rious to the grape-vine, the apple, 

 the plum, the peach, and the 

 cherry. As they are naturally 

 sluggish, they can be gathered 

 early in the morning, when ap- 

 ROSE BUG. pearing in large numbers, by 



the; codi^ing moth. 



a. Burrowings. 



b. Point of entrance. 



f. Moth with wings closed. 



g. Moth with wings extended. 

 h. Head of worm. 



Full grown worm on the apple. 



