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occasionally we can feel sure tin 

 is due to the fungus. Such fungi 

 much damage, must be looked up 



Mr. Maskell has described ho^ 

 of New Zealand, brown or yellow 

 served on the under side of the 

 prove to be fungi. On pulling 

 dead scale-insect will always be 

 very young scale-insects are exau 

 seen beginning to grow on or w 

 Coquillett has found a fungus ( 

 although it is not yet proved th 

 it probably does so. 



'Ihe brown scale (Lecanimh 

 very worst of garden pests in Kii 

 be able to announce the di.scov 

 On Jan. 2, I found specimens c 

 ncemontana in Col. White's gai 

 were attacked by a white fungus, 

 stage of some Cordyceps. J sent 

 writes that this idi-ntitication is ; 

 it would need further oliservatioi 

 the iungus actually kills the sc 

 inclined to think that it does 

 always described from specinn-ns^ 

 certainly mature afer the insect 

 proved that they do i.ot first atta 



March 4th IbUS. 



