176 PESTS OF PRUIT. 



It lays its eggs also on the ber {Ztz9/phns Ji/Jtcia) and other wild plants. 



Fio. 196. 

 Chrysalis of tlie Lemon Caterpillar. 



There are several broods in the year^ the first in Aprils the second in 

 June, the last in November, but there is also a brood in December in 

 places where the cold is not too great. The simplest method of dealing" 

 with this pest is to pick off the caterpillars and destroy them. The 



