ATTACKING THE FRUIT. 



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FIG. 136. 



which they seize and pierce their prey, and, elevating it, as 

 shown in the figure, deliberately suck it dry. They are quite 

 blind, but the eggs from which they 

 hatch are deposited by the parent flies 

 in the midst of the colonies of plant- 

 lice, where they grope about and obtain 

 an abundance of food without much 

 trouble. In Fig. 136 is shown one of 

 the flies. They are black with transparent wings, and are 

 prettily ornamented with yellow stripes across their bodies. 



FIG. 137. 



ATTACKING THE PEUIT, 

 No. 58. The Codling Moth. 



Carpocapsa pomonella (Linn.). 



In the accompanying figure, 137, a shows the burrowings 

 of this larva, 6 the point where it effected its entrance, e the 

 larva full grown, h the 

 anterior part of its body, 

 magnified, d the chrys- 

 alis, i the cocoon, f the 

 moth with its wings 

 closed, and g the same 

 with wings expanded. A 

 better representation of 

 the moth is given, mag- 

 nified, in Fig. 138. The 

 larger opening at the 

 side of the apple shows 

 where the full - grown 

 larva has escaped. 



This is one of the 

 most troublesome insects with which fruit-growers have to 

 contend, and although of foreign origin, having been im- 



