GRUBS DEVELOPING WITHIN THE FRUIT 337 
The Strawberry Weevil (Anthonomus signatus Say) 
The work of the strawberry weevil is conspicuous and unmistakable. 
Flower buds, soon due to open, are seen to droop and bend over, and 
in a few days most of them will 
break off and fall to the ground. 
If one is cut open at this time, 
a small, white grub will be 
found within, feeding on the 
inner tissues of the bud. After 
laying an egg in a bud the 
beetle punctures the stem just 
below, so that the bud droops 
and soon falls. The etub, when Fic. 524.—Larve of the Strawberry 
Weevil. Enlarged and natural size. 
Original. 
full grown, transforms within 
the bud on the ground. The 
new lot of beetles feed for a time in various places and then hide 
away until the next year. Only staminate varieties are attacked. 
Early spraying with arsenate of lead 
or Paris green will kill many beetles. 
The material should be applied as soon 
as the first buds begin forming. All 
rubbish should be cleaned up around 
the field. When badly infested, the 
plants may be burned over at once 
after picking. Wild blackberries and 
strawberries should be destroyed. It 
should be remembered also that pistil- 
Fig. 525.—The Strawberry 
Weevil. Adult, enlarged and ae 
natural size. Original. injury. 
late varieties are immune from any 
The Codling Moth (Carpocapsa pomonella Linn.) 
A pinkish, rather fleshy worm eats cavities within the fruit of apples, 
especially through and around the core, and finally bores a large hole 
to the surface. 
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