THE ROSE 



INSECT ENEMIES OF THE FOLIAGE 



The ROSE SLUG is the young or larva of a four- 

 winged saw-fly. It eats the pulp of the leaves, giving 

 the foliage a scorched appearance. The eggs are laid 

 singly in the skin of the leaf, and the larvae hatch in 

 about a fortnight. They become full-grown in three 



Rose Leaf hopper 



a, adult; <5, pupa; magnified 



weeks ; they have a small, round, yellowish head, and 

 a green body, which is soft and nearly transparent. 

 Leaving the bushes they burrow into the soil an inch 

 or two and make oval cocoons of silk mixed with par- 

 ticles of earth. They remain in these until the follow- 

 ing season, when they emerge as flies. 



Remedies Spray with arsenate of lead or 

 hellebore. 



