BEETLES ATTACKING BLOSSOM AND FRUIT 323 
Because of its long legs the insect looks larger than it is. In habits 
it is sluggish. Holes are eaten in fruit, and the sides of unopened 
grape blossoms are eaten out so as 
to get at the stamens and _ pollen 
within. In flowers the beetles at- 
tack especially the central parts. 
The insect breeds in sandy ground. 
The larva is a small, whitish grub, 
and feeds on grass roots. In the 
fall it goes down below frost line, 
Fic. 495.—The Rose-chafer. En- 
larged and natural size. Original. 
returning in spring and transform- 
ing. The adults come out in June. 
Eggs are laid in the ground, 3 to + inches below the surface. Egg- 
laying continues over a considerable period. There is one generation 
each year. 
Direct control is possible by spraying thoroughly with arsenate 
of lead, 5 pounds to 50 gallons of water, 
to which should be added 1 gallon 
of molasses. Without the molasses 
the spray is not so effective, as the 
beetles will avoid the parts of the plant 
that are coated with poison and seek 
out places where none of the spray has 
lodged. Spray first when the beetles 
are due, and again in one week. 
Hand picking is feasible in flower 
Fic. 496.— Larva of the Rose- 
ae ened gardens. If possible, break up the ad- 
chafer. Original. 
jacent breeding grounds, especially 
sandy fields in sod or weeds. The insect does not breed in ground 
kept in clean cultivation. 
The Indian Euphoria (Euphoria inda Linn.) 
Ripening peaches and pears sometimes are eaten into by brownish, 
heavy-bodied beetles, about half an inch long, their wing covers marked 
with irregular darker patterns. They are slow moving and not easily 
