vine-fretter

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

(Lat. aphis puceron.) An insect very destructive to vines, rose bushes, cabbages, &c. in the Southern States. There are said to be 150 species. On every plant they vary in form and color. They have many enemies, among them the caterpillar which will destroy about a hundred in an hour.--Williams's Florida.

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