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Apple Sucker (Rsylla mali).— This is an insect which 

 has of kite vcai's done a good deal of injury to fruit treeis. 

 Being rather small, however, and not exceeding one- 

 eighth of an inch in length, its presence is. often not dis- 

 covered; and, moreover, the injuries it causes to the fruit 

 and wood buds is often attributed to other pests or causes. 

 The perfect insect appears in May and June, and is of a 

 yellow, greenish, or reddish colour, with transparent 

 wings. Both the male and female may be seen on the 



[I'hoto: .1. G. Blakey. 

 APPLE SUCKER (FSYLLA MALI) A^'D LARV^. 



Theee insects ai'e magnified six diameters. 



leaves of apple trees in September — the pairing period. 

 The female begins egg-laying about then, and continues 

 doing so up to November. She deposits the eggs singly 

 on the young shoots and on the older branches. They 

 are white or pale yellow, spindle-shaped, and have a 

 thread-like appendage at one end. Hatching takes place 



