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INJUillOUS INSECTS 



ily (Cruciferw), also the Grape-vine and Strawberry 

 plants, to which it is especially injurious. The insect is 



Fig. 81.— FALSE OHXNCB-BCO (Ny- 

 sius destructor, Riley). 



Fig. 83. — ASH-GRA.T 



LEAF-BUG (Hesma 

 cinerea, Say.) 



described in full in Eiley's Third Missouri Report. The 

 Ash-gray Leaf-bng {Piesma cinerea), fig. 82, is often 

 found feeding on the same plants as the Ohinch-bug, and 

 might be mistaken for that by a careless observer; a com- 

 parison of the engravings will at once show the difference. 



Fig. 83. 



INSIDIOUS FLOWEE-BUQ (An- 



thocoris insidiosus, Say.) 



Fig. 84. — MANT-BANDED ROBBEB 



(Hai-pactor Hiictus, Fabr.) 



Natural Enemies. — The Chinch-bug appears to have 

 fewer insect enemies than other destructive insects, and 



