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PESTS OF KRUlT. 



Fig. 203. 



Pupa of Anar 



Btitterjly. 



to " reasoning/'' From the chrysalis a pretty buttertly emerges, which 

 is found commonly in the cold weather. 



Thoug-h feeding g*enerally in pomegranates, the larva is also 

 recorded from guava, loquat and wild fruits. It is 

 distinctly a pest in pomegranate gardens and is a diffi- 

 cult insect to check. If all flowers came out together, 

 it might be possible 

 to systematically hunt 

 the butterflies in the 

 garden with nets. 

 Though familiar with 

 the caterpillars, pome- 

 granate cultivators do 

 not know the butterfly which alone 



can be checked. 



Nothing can 



save a fruit 



once attacked 



and only tying 



the flowers up in bags immediately after pollination 



could protect them from 



the butterfly. On the 



other hand, every 



attacked fruit should be 



burnt, simply to lessen 



the increase of the pest. 



This would not save the 



present crop but would ^^^ ^oe. 



diminish the pest for the next crop. Anar Butterfly. 



Fig. 204. 

 Anar Butterfly. 



Fig. 205. 



Anar Butterfly, from 



above, in restiny 



position. 



