310 GARDEN FOES. 



exaiii2)k' below, (i, wliicli is greatly niagiiified. The parent 

 insect, a, seen nestling on the shoot, has a slender body 

 and pale green, gaiize-like wings, with golden eyes. The 

 Lacew^ing fly is really a niost l)eaiitit'ul inseet, and cannot 

 fail to be recognise<l when once seen. The larva, which 

 will be easily recognised by reference to h, above, is like 

 that of the Hawk Hy. The larvte are very voracious crea- 

 tures, and will devour thousands of Greenflies in a remark- 



[Photo: J. G. Blakey. 

 LADY BUXD BEETLES A^'D THEIR LARV.E. 



One of several epecies of beetles, the larva? of which devour aphidee. 

 Natural eize. 



ably short space of time if not interfered with. Chrysan- 

 themum growers should therefore be careful not to kill 

 the perfect insects, which will be recognised by their 

 golden eyes and gauze-like wings; nor yet to destroy the 

 pretty little thread-like filaments with the eggs perched 

 on the top which may be found on the shoots of plants. 



Ladybird Beetles (Coccinella).— We figure three 

 species of the pretty little Ladybird Beetles. These active 



