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be best subdued by hand picking. It is easy to detect the 

 tents, and a simple matter to remove the worm arid crush it 

 under foot. 



The Leaf Cutter Bee. — The leaves of the rose bushes in 

 the garden are sometimes strangely cut into, as if some fairy 

 had overnight deftly cut them with her wanton scissors. To 



Fig. 53. 



The Leaf Cutter Bee and nest. 



many this fact is a sore puzzle. It is due to a leaf-roller of 

 quite a different sort from any we have before considered. 

 The figure (53 after Figuier) represents the Loaf Cutter Bee 

 cutting out a circular piece of leaf with her scissors-like 

 jaws, while the nest, composed of numerous pieces variously 

 folded and pressed together, attests her wonderful skill and 

 forethought. 



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