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Fig. 5. — Cacao leaf afe t.d liy t'a.ips about natural s'ze showing (n) excrement spots, 

 (?<) feeding iiiai-ks which a: e hro-AU a 111 (c) egg spots which aie dark brown and generally 

 near the veins of the leaf. Original drawing. 



OX WHAT PARTS OF THE CA.CAO TEEES ARE 

 THEirS FOUND? 



Thrips are found generally on the underside ( f tlie leaves. Luring 

 the damp s-easo.i they ar3 to be seen on leaves on the lop of trees, but 

 as the season gets dry, Ihey go down nearer the ground, and are then 

 found on the suckeis and i oJs. Somet'mcs adults aid young stages 

 crawl on tl;e upper surfac3 of leaver but do not reniahi there long. 



