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Beetle Injury Reported
In Ladino Plantings
The green June beetle has become one of the most important pests in ladino-orchard ■ < grass pastures in Virginia, says Dr. J. O. Rowell, entomologist at VPI.
Dr. Rowell says the leaves which drop from the clover plants furnish excellent food for the beetle larvae, and that the serious advejit of the beetle in Virginia's pastures is closely associated with the growing popularity of ladino clover.
The beetle larvae do damage, not by eating on the plants, but by pushing the plants out of the ground as they work their way to the surj^ce. The larvae or grubs of this beetle can be identified by the fact that they crawl on their backs.
Some tentative recommendation^ for control have resulted from research at the Holland branch of VPI Experiment Station, and from field demonstrations.
Df. Rowell says farmers who see the insect in their ladino-orchard grass pastures, or in other permanent pastures, should contact their county agent, or write the Agricultural Extension Service at VPI, Blacksburg, for a free copy of Circular MS-90.
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