BEETLES INJURING 
tively rare intervals. 
of lead will poison them. 
THE FOLIAGE 263 
Prompt application of Paris green or arsenate 
The Cherry Leaf-beetle (Galerucella cavicollis Lec.) 
An oval, red beetle, one fourth 
of an inch long, with black legs 
and antenn, feeds on the leaves 
of cherry, plum, and peach, and 
when numerous riddles the foli- 
age. The lagve also feed on the 
leaves. The pupal stage is passed 
in the ground, and there are two 
broods annually. The remedy is 
prompt spraying with arsenate 
of lead or Paris green. 
Fig. 362.— The Cherry Leaf-beetle. 
Enlarged and natural size. Original. 
The Strawberry Leaf-beetle (Typophorus canellus Fab.) 
A chunky, dark beetle, one eighth of an inch long, with four oblique, 
black patches on its wings, occasionally appears in large numbers in 
strawberry fields early in 
the season, and riddles 
the leaves. The larve 
or gruks which follow 
shortly are small and 
thick bodied, and feed on 
the roots of the plants. 
The beetles hibernate as 
adults. 
Prompt spraying with 
Paris green or arsenate 
of lead will check the 
beetles. 
Another species with 
Fic. 363.— Work of the Strawberry Leaf- 
beetle. Original. 
somewhat similar feed- 
ing habits, Colaspis 
