REPORT OP THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1901 833 



CATALOGUE 



FRUIT TREE INSECTS (1-23) 



General works on the group 



Fitch, Asa. Noxious and other insects of New York. 3d rep't, '56. 

 p. 3-110. 



Saunders, 'William. Insects injurious to fruits. Lippincott. Phila. 

 '89. p. 1-436. 



Weed, C. M. Insects and insecticides. Published by the author, Han- 

 over N. H. '91. p. 1-281. 



Smith, J. B. Economic entomology. Lippincott. Phila. '96. p. 1-481. 



1 Codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella Linn. Prin- 

 cipal food plants: apple, pear. 



Treatment: Spray with poison soon after the petals have 

 fallen, destroy fallen fruit, trap larvae under bands. 



Chief accessible articles: Comstock, J. H. U. S. dep't agric. 



Rep't, '79. p. 253-55; Howard, L. 0. '87. p. 88; Lintner, J. A., 



state ent. 9th rep't, '92. p. 338-42; Slingerland, M. V. Cornell agric. 

 exp. sta. Bui. 142. '98. p. 1-69; Felt, E. P. N. Y. state agric. soc. 

 Trans. '99. 59:276-77. 



2 Bumble flower beetle, Euphoria inda Linn. Principal 

 food plants: peaches, corn. 



Treatment: hand picking. 



Chief accessible article: Lintner, J. A., state ent. 1st rep't, '82. 

 p. 232-39. 



3 Plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar Herbst. 

 Principal food plant: plum. 



Treatment: Destroy the beetles after jarring them from the 

 trees. 



Chief accessible articles: Riley, C. V. and Howard, L. 0. U. S. 

 dep't agric. Rep't, '88. p. 57; Lintner, J. A., state ent. 7th rep't, 

 '91. p. 288-96. 



4 Pear midge, Diplosis pyrivora Riley. Principal food 

 plant: pear. 



Treatment: Destroy infested fruit before maggots escape. 

 Chief accessible articles: Riley, C. V. U. S. dep't agric. Rep't, 

 '85. p. 283-89; Lintner, J. A., state ent. 8th rep't, '91. p. 140-51. 



