28 BULLETIN 730, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



restrict the feeding area of the root system, and it becomes necessary 

 to use fertilizers rather freely within a few feet of the vine, where 

 most of the roots are located. The use of fertilizers and the applica- 

 tion of the other cultural methods mentioned become increasingly 

 important as the root injury increases. 



LITERATURE CITED. 



(1) Harris, T. W. 



1854. Note upon the insects injurious to the roots of the cultivated grape vines 

 in North Carolina. In Raleigh Register, Raleigh, N. C, April 5, p. 6-7. 

 Original description and notes on habits of Sciapteron polistiformis. 



(2) Harris, T. W. 



1854. Report on some of the diseases and insects affecting fruit trees and 

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Page 10: Description of Sciapteron polistiformis. 



(3) Walsh, B. D. 



1868. First annual report on the noxious insects of the State of Illinois. 103 

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(4) Riley, C. V. 



1871. Third annual report on the noxious, beneficial, and other insects of the 

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(5) Glover, Townend. 



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(G) Lugger, Otto. 



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