Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-06-19
INJURIOUS INSECTS.
JOINT WORM IN WHEAT.

Leyi Chu6buck Secretary
you sample with
insect Split the stalk with knife and the head will find
little 1t has just been discovered here don't know yet how much
territory will but has been found several large fields and
where they the wheat has been destroyed Would be pleased
what you think they Respectfully
LAFAYETTE Co., Mo-. May 81, 1891. JAMES F. lies
The above letter with the infested wheat were sent Miss Mary
Murtfeldt, of Kirkwood Mo-, to which she replies
careful examination of the stalks of wheat ncod by Mr.. lies
reveals the fact that large propoon Of the stalks SUBJ
arva closely resembling identical joint soso,aa
Wherever the stalk contained the insect the embryo head completely
destroyed and the samples of wheat correctly represented the
condition OF the field the prospect
Until the flies have been bred and the species definitely ascened
undertake the damage future
As the insects nearly all the pupa injury need
appeended from the BROOD probable that the will
be far mured by the time that the flies ready oo that the
larvae will be poweres to damage it further.
HARDWOOD, Mo-, May &C. 1891, MARY b. MURTFELDT
GRAPEVINE FLEA BEETLE.
Leri CzudJuct, Secretary agriculture.
Enclosed send few live bugs that destroy the grape buds
vines fast they appear They their destructive years
ago. and are largely increased this cannot hear of them
other vines in this neighborhoo What they How
nate them !? Respectfully yours
SCHUYLER Co., Mo-. May 10, 1881. VIM B. HAYS
The insect above the grapevine eabeete (aptoder
according Saunders pretty little destructive beetle about
of an inch long, and color from polished steel
blue to green and occasionally puh hue with transverse dep
sion the hinder the thoax The underse green
means of which the insect jumps about nimbly.
1t begins work of destruction in the early spring. eating
the substance of the buds they
gradually disappears Before leaving however, deposits
clusters of oramgd the u side of the young which
days produce colonies small which
the upper side the
In about four weeks the rva full growth when
than hreents of an inch long, usually light brown color
dark and occasionally paler and yelowh
The head black and there eight shining
each of the other Of the body each dot emitting
hair The under surface than UPPER number
black and theresa esy pog the segment
When the larvae leave the
cells in the eah within which they change dark yeowsh chry
After three weeks the beetles
destruction but since they live this entirely leaves
the injury done is less than in the spring
On the approach of the beetles shelter
under leaves pieces of bark in the earth vine
The beetles sluggish the early morning Jared
from the vines and burned Always off and burn the which
larvae and the young foliage
which has stirred each gallon
with strong soap suds.
In the fall destroy might afford shelter
and airlakd lime unleached vines
These beetles also feed the Virginia ceper
times the leaves of the plum
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