INSECT INTRUDERS. 



not likely to be forgotten. The heaviest 

 of monsoon showers cause this grub 

 no discomfort, and he appears to be 

 pretty well omnivorous, though succulent 

 flower-buds are his specialty. He is a 

 gregarious creature, loving to feed and 

 destroy in companionship, and because 

 of his latest exploit amongst the Girl's 

 pot plants I depict him here. 



This year this caterpillar has been far 

 from conspicuous, but the autumn 

 brought him to light right enough. I 

 found a happy family party of a baker's 

 dozen of various sizes in the sheath 

 enclosing a number of the flower-buds 

 of the beautiful white star-clustered 

 Eucharis lily. When found, the spoliator 

 was immediately destroyed, but only one 

 out of that cluster of flower-buds was 

 saved. The others had the heart eaten 

 out of them and were totally destroyed. 



Succulent lily buds and all buds of this 

 nature are beloved of this pest, and he is 

 ever found abundantly on the beautiful 

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