176 PESTS OF FRUIT. 



It lays its eggs also on the ler (Zizyph^ls jiijula) and other wild plants. 



Fia. 196. 

 Chrysalis of the Lemon Caterpillar. 



There are several broods in the year, the first in April, the second in 

 June, the last in November, but there is also a brood in December in 

 places where the cold is not too great. The simplest method of dealing 

 with this pest is to pick off the caterpillars and destroy them. The 



