32 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTORIA. 



apply to choice shrubs that the owner will no doubt be 

 anxious to save from the attacks of these and other 

 leaf-eating insects. 



We should also remember that this beetle belongs 

 to a group including in its ranks the common English 

 cockchafer, an insect which in the larval stage does 

 enormous damage to crops, and knowing this we must 

 use our best endeavours for the purpose of either keeping 

 it within reasonable bounds or stamping it out altogether. 



