Insects Injurious to the Apple. 



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THE LEAF WEEVILS. 



(I'lnilliihnis iiiiirii/lriinns, (Term., and I'. i>h/oiif/iis, Linn, ntc.) 



Tlie Leaf Weevils are IViund ,ni all kinds of vegetation, and .several 

 species are common to not only mariv kinds ot fruit but also to 

 various forest trees and shrubs. 



The ei.lonrs of the ^vee\■ils are usually shades of lirown, clay 

 colour or metallic greens, some almost golden-preen. 



Two species are more prominent than othei's on Iruil trees and 

 bushes, namely, the Green Leaf AVeevil {J'/n/Z/nhins nmci/lronii^, 

 (lerm.) and the Oblong Leaf Weevil (/'. nh/oiii/ns, Linn.). 



The former S])ecies \ve tiud feeding un apple, pear, cherrv, plum 

 and especially nuts, and it also occurs on oak, hawthorn, sloe and 

 maple. In colour it is brown, chithed w'ith bright green, bluish- 



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 1, I'll, III, ,hiii^ ii,,i,:„li,.;,,-„:.^. ■^, I'. ,,l,l„,„j„s. ;i, /'. „„;fon, 

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green or goldeu-yellow scales ; slightly hairy ; auteuna- reddish, whdi 

 black, clulj-like apices ; legs Ijlack and brown. In length they \'arv 

 from J- to nearly 1 inch. 



The < )blong Leaf Weevil {Fh ijlloliliis (ih/oni/iis, Linn.) is about the 

 same size as the former. The body is black, the elytra covered with 

 dull Ijrowu scales, with a reddish tinge or pale grey, the borders dark, 

 rdmost black, head and thora.x covered with grcj' })ubescence and also 

 the elytra; legs brown or yellowish. 



The damage these lieetles d(j is twofold: first, they nibble the 

 V'oung opening buds ; and then, later, they attack the leaves. 



Several correspondents have written complaining of them iu 

 apple blossouj, and it seems from some I kept under observati(_iu that 

 thev gnaw the parts of the' blossom and stop the fructitication. 



