INSECTS, MITES, ETC. 



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Caterpillars. — Numerous Caterpillars infest flower 

 garden plants, either gnawing the leaves, the shoots, or 

 the roots. These are the larvae of various species of butter- 

 flies and moths. The larvae of the Large White Butter- 

 fly (Pieris brassicae) feed on many plants. They are of a 

 yellowish tint, spotted with black. The Small White 

 Butterfly (Pieris rapae) has green larvae, spotted on each 

 side with yellow. Both are partial to annual and peren- 

 nial plants. The Cabbage Moth (Mamestra braesicae) has 

 fat, dark greyish larvae marked with black and white, 

 which feed on the leaves of dahlias, geraniums, and 

 garden plants generally, doing considerable harm. The 



YELLOW UNDEU-WiNG MOTH AND LARVA. 



Small Ermine Moth (Hyponomeuta padellus) produce 

 small caterpillars of a grey or brown colour, spotted with 

 black, which live in communities protected by a web. 

 These pests infest hawthorn and euonymus hedges and 

 shrubs, and soon devour the foliage unless cleared. The 

 dark hairy larvie of the Tiger Moth also feed on the holly- 

 hock, wallflower, etc. The larvae of the Winter Moth, 

 Vapouror :\rotli. Buff Tip Afnth, Yellow Under-wing Moth, 



