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and much smaller than the female. The adult female scale hibernates, — 
and deposits eggs in early spring. The males from them issue early 
in June. Eggs are deposited again in June, so that there appears to 
be two or possibly three broods in the South. This species is not 
abundant, but Hable to be found on almost any orchard tree. 
Fic. 9.—Aspidiotus juglans-regix: a, female; b, male; c, pupa; d, e, infested twigs. (Howard.) 
THE GREEDY SCALE. 
( Aspidiotus rapax Comstock—tig. 10. ) 
This is quite a large species, readily distinguished from the others 
we have treated by its very convex scale and uniform drab or yellow- 
ish-brown color, except for the dark brown exuvium which often shows 
near the center. The adult female scale is less circular than most of 
the other species, and does not always show the exuvial spot, which is 
at one side and covered with a film of secretion. The male scale is much 
smaller, and elliptical in outline. The young are nearly circular, with 
a central nipple often surrounded by a pale gray ring. This scale 
is very abundant in California and has spread somewhat eastward, 
especially in the South. It attacks various orchard trees, but more 
commonly the orange. It is a scale that is liable to be found more 
commonly in the future, and orchardists should be on the lookout for 
it. The greedy scale, in California, winters in all stages. 
THE GRAPE SCALE. 
( Aspidiotus uve Comstock. ) 
This is a more or less elliptical scale, with the exuvium rather nearer 
oneend. It has a yellowish or pale brownish color, with a whitish 
center near the exuvium, the latter of a pale yellow. The scales are 
often found in a longitudinal row, and rarely infest both sides of the 
