INSECTS INFESTING THE HOSE BUSH. 

 Fig. 241 



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Fig. 241. — Rose Scale ; i, a portion of an infested bush ; la, 

 the female scale, greatl^y enlarged — color, white ; lb, the male 

 scale, enlarged — color, white. 



It is generally foitnd on the stems and branches of the 

 plants (Fig. 241) and its presence can be easily detected, as its 

 color contrasts strongly Avith the color of the bark of the 

 plant which it infests. I have recently received specimens of 

 currant roots taken from below the surface of the ground 

 which are covered by this species of scale-insect. Query — 

 Does this species infest the roots of plants? Will fruit- 

 growers please investigate? 



The scale of the male (Fig. 241, Ih,) is elongated and meas- 

 ures three fourths of a line in length ; color, white ; exuviae 

 near the anterior end. 



Eggs — color, red; form, oval; length, one one-hundredth 

 of an inch — from twenty to fifty under each scale. 



Larva — length, one eighty-fifth of an inch, and about two 



