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Title: Insects injurious to fruits
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Saunders, William, 1836-1914 Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS
Subjects: Insect pests
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott
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266 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE GRAPE. moths escape in about ten or twelve days, and soon depositeggs for the second brood, which mature later in the season. Some few of them produce^^^- ^^^- moths before winter ap- proaches, but the greater por-tion remain in the chrysaliscondition during the winter,the moths escaping the fol-lowing June.^^^^^P^^^^W^^^^y^* ^ cl^^ ^^^^ moth is of a blue-black color, with an orange-yellow collar, and a notchedtuft at the extremity of the body; the wings are very narrow,and when expanded measure nearly an inch across. In Fig.276, e represents the moth with the wings spread, d the samewith the wings closed. This insect is more common in the Westand South than in the East, and is sometimes very injurious.They may be destroyed by syringing the vines with Paris-green and water, as recommended for No. 140. There is asmall parasite, a black, four-winged fly, which attacks thislarva and destroys it. No. 143.—The Grape-vine Leaf-roller. Desmia maculalis Wcstwood
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