Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-01

or pupa state and the perfect insect also,
should there be any present. A few days
ago a field was visited that was sown in
wheat last spring. The crop was cut for
hay, as the growth was light. On eXamin-
alton the stubble is found to be seriously
infested by the pupa of this insect, and in
such numbers as to be dangerous to any
crop of wheat or barley sown in the yicin-
itv In passing through one of the infested
districts lately it was noticed that no
attempt had been made to burn the stub
bic, etc. The late rain-stOrm will hasten
the appearance of the first brood of flies;
therefore if any effort is made to prevent
its ravages there is no time to be lost.
First, burn the stubble and such straw as
is on the ground; second, turn the surface
ground down by deep blowing.
LEAF-EATING BEETLES AND cURcULIoNIDE.
Ten species of leaf-eating beetles have
been discovered this year. which had not
been previously reported as found i'll this
State They infest the leaves of the potato
and tllrnip, and the foliage OF decduous
fruit trees, grapevines and some ornamental
trees. The remedies heretofore prescribed
in the RECORD UNIoN for leaf-eating beetles
will be effective against these new arrivals.
Eight species of the curculiOnidE, not be-
fore reported in orchards, etc, in this State,
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feed upon the buds of cherry plants and
cherry gratis; two species on the bark of
the apple tree; one species on the apricot
bark one species on the bark of the plum,
and two species on ornamental plants. r.
CATERPILLARs on GRAPEvINEs.
Last spring vineyards in some portions of
San Diego and Los Angeles counties were
infested by a species Of caterpillar. The
owners of the vineyards thought them
cut-worms. | had not an opportunity of
seeing the caterpillars, but have seen one
specimen of the moth by which they were
produced. 1t closely resembles the moth
(LeuCaniG UaipUitctd) of the army worm,
but of darker color Description: Color
of forewings, dark brown ON the costal
line or fore-margin of wing are small black
marks, and black dot near the center of
the wing; expanse of wings, II inches. In
the summer smaller species of caterpillar
appeared in this vicinity in vineyards, also
in apricot and peach orchards. The moth
which produces these caterpillars is about
three-fourths Of an inch in length. The
color is yellowish gray expanse Of wings,
about Il inches.
CICADIDE.
The presence of some species of cicada
were detected this season. Specimens of
three species, not previously reported, were
forwarded to this office Two species are
and one-quarter inches. The third is the
insect, Improperly called in the Eastern
States, the seventeen-year locust. The
proper name is seventeen-year cicada
Cjcpdd septemdectHl0). Description: Body,
color dark, dusky; eyes, rings of the
abdomen, legs, front margin and
nervures Of the wing-covers, orange-red
expanse of wings, about three inches.
The perfect insect deposits her eggs in the
trunks of young trees, or in the branches
of larger trees, by making an opening by
means of an ovipOsiter with which she is
provided. The limb or twig in which the
eggs are deposited generally perishes and is
broken off by the winds or dies The larva
when Matched enters the ground and feeds
upon the roots of the tree by piercing it
and extracting the sap with its beak or pro-
boscis. This insects derives its specific
name sep-teadicam from the fact that the
perfect insect only appears every seven
teenth year or, in other words, ii remains
in the larva state nearly seventeen
years. The only remedy now known
for this pest is to cut off all branches in
tested and burn them.
JUMPING PLANT-LIcE
These insects belong to the Aphida One
species was found last spring feeding upon
the young canes and foliage of the grape
vine in company with vine-hoppers. De-
scription: The wings in both sexes are
four in number, color nearly snow-white.
with a single black spot in each. When at
rest the wings are placed over the abdomen
in the form of q steep roof; length about
one-twelfth of an inch. In the Eastern
States it infests hot houses and also feeds
upon the tomato vines.
CARPET BEETLE Antbrenus scr0DhuIari;e.)
Living beneath, and eating large holes in
carpets, is a SMALL hairy, brOwnish arva or
grub. This larya has been found destroying
carpets in this city. There is no doubt that
great deal of the damage done to carpets,
and charged against the larva of the carpet
moth { Telia t0pazelG), is done by the de
structive larve or grubs of this beetle. De-
scription of larya When full-grown II
measures nearly a quarter of an inch in
length; color brOwnish, with the sutures of
the segmentS of the abdomen whitish on
various parts of the body are tufts of hair
those at the posterior end the longest. The
perfect insect is about one-eighth of an
inch in length; width about one-twelfth of
an inch form oval color mixed black,
whitish yellow and scarlet, the latter fo,m-
ing line down along the middle of the
back Feeds upon flowers. This is the
most destructive of the carpet pests, and
should not be allowed to spread. Carpets
infested by the Larvae of this beetle should
be taken up and fumigated with burning
sulphur or buhach, and all openings or
cracks around the base of the walls and
floors saturated with turpentine or coal oil
to destroy the Larvae or pupe that may be
there concealed.
SPREAD OF PESTS DURING THE YEAR.
The San Jose scale has been so thor
oughly spread throughout many of the
fruit-growing districts through distribution
of nursery stock, that at the present time
it is impossible to give the extent of acreage
infested. 1t has been reported to this office
during the past season from many places
that were previously supposed to be free
from its ravages. However from the in
quiries daily made for information regard
ing pumps, etc, it is evident that the
fruit-growers are getting alarmed, and that
1885 viii witness greater efforts being made |
for its determination than has been at
tempted in the past.
a few years ago, when the presence of
the peach moth was detected in peaches,
but little attention was given to the dis
coverv. 1t is presumed that the experience
of 1854, at least in some localities, will
have a tendency to stimulate the growers
of peaches, apricots, plums, prunes and
nectarines to take active steps.
The rayages of the Goblin moth remain |
undated except in few orchards where |
thorough work has been done to prevent
its spread. But little progress has been
made towards It's determination.
Vine moths, phylloxera, etc: The pro-
greSs made in graduating the vine pests
during 1884 cannot be said TO have confined
them to districts previously infested yet in
many cases thorough work has been sue |
cessful in preventing their spread. This |
statement will also apply to efforts made to |
eradicate the pear slug, saw-flies, leaf-eating |