Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-07
BLACK BUGS AND WORMS.
J. B. Saunders, Of Susanville, writes :

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] send You iarva from some moth laid on the
ends Of limbs that were cut Of in pruning also
3 bug caught on gOOSeberTy bushe5 Wherever
the black bugs are found the berries drop 61f
and small worms are found inside. Give them
name in the RECORD UNION.
Reply: The Iarya found on limbs that
were pruned are not the laTYa Of moth
bat belong to the plant lice family Aphl-
GtGG, and to the genus ETi0S0rl1. Our
typical insect Ofa this family Is the woOlly
aphis of the apple tree. The description IS :
About One-tWeifth Of an inch long !; dark
or purpiish brown color, and covered with
q white cottony secretion. They are with
out honey tubes, but IN their stead are two
small circular scars or abOrtcc tu6ercles.
The specimen which IS referred 10 as the
black bug, found on the goosebrry bush,
belongs 70 the family FsT!idc, Of the order
ECeroptera. Their laryas are aquatic there
fore the worms in the g0oseberries are not
caused by the presence Of this insect. It's
description is: Length Of body, three-Guar-
ters of al inch spread OF Wigs, one and
Il quarter inches; color, browni5h- black 4,
under side OF abdomen, rust-colored.
DESTRUCTIVE BROWN GRAsSHoPPER.
D. D. Hudson, of the Fresno vineyard
SAYS In a letter received:
small brown grasshopper that does not fy,
has put in an appearance IN our vineyard in
great numbers, threatening destruction On our
crop, which, we think good for 1900 toms, L
am much alarmed over them, AID am trying to
get some consolation OF remedy. Rave you ever
had any experience, OF do you know anything
about their length OF stay OF the probable
amount Of damage liable 10 be done before dis
appearing? An early reply Wll4 very much
oblige.
Reply: The small, brown grasshoppers
which you write Of as being without wings
are probably the Larvae or puPe Of our
common California grGsshOpper. Some
years ago the vineyard of K. b. Blowers, Of
Woodland, was infested by srasshopPers,
Nj Blowers destroyed the invaders by the
use OF a pan, or trough, mcgee upon part
of the running-gear OF q wagon, IN which
solution of coal oil and tar WAS placed
The machine was run between the rows Of
vines. and bushels Of the pests captured
and destroyed l cannot lay my hand at
present on Mr. Blowers description Of the
machine but by writing 10 him you can
ascertain or, rs he will probably be OF
Fresno next week, al the FiticultUral Con-
venti0n. y0u can ascertain personally.
You should use every effort 10 destroy the
frasshoppers before they become winged.
which is about seven weeks after they are
Matched from the eggs,
srEEI-BLUE PLEA BEETLE.
J. II. W. San Francisco.-The beetles
that you send are known by the popular
name Of the sseei-bue lea beetle. They
belong to the family Girvs91geijds. Their
technical Tnme is Hditicz (GT0ptoGera)
c5Giybea These beetles are very destructive
to the foliage OF grapeyines by eating holes
in the leaves. The iarvoe also feed on the
foliage.
Remedy For an immediate remedy, a
solution OF one gallon Of alcohol, SIX
pounds of buhach, and % 10 30 gallons Of
water, applied with pump and cyclone
nozzle viii destroy them. Or take q light
frame Of wood, made with a slot or open
ing 10 let ia the trunk OF the vine, II the
frame is covered with cloth (sheeting) and
saturated with coal-ol. This is placed on
the ground under the vine where the
beetles are feeding, and by shaking the vine
the beetles will fall of, Possum-like AS
soon as they fall upon the saturated cloth
they are killed by the coal~oil. The larya
can be destroyed by busting powdered lime
on the leaves, but the solution given above,
made oe 30 gallons even Of water, instead
OF 30, will destroy them effectually.
HAYK-xoTHs AND ANTS.
E. a. Williams, County Superintendent
of Public Schools, SuSanyille, I.Sssen
county-The eggs which you send belong
to a species Of the hawk-moths tSpturgid1)
and probably the S1ieria.hi1s exc0catils. The
caterpillars of the hawk-moths are all in
iurions to vegetation. (See Injurious In
sects, pages 179to 1861