196 NEW ZEALAND GARDENING, 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE 3. 



No. I, 2. Thrip Larva magnified. Fig. 2. Perfect 

 insect magnified. 



No. 3. Selandria Cerasi Pear Slug, a Pupa, b 

 leaf with larva feeding, c female fly. 



No. 4. Wireworms, Grubs of Click Beetles. 



Fig. a, Elater Obscurus. Fig. , Elater Spulator, natural size. 

 Fig. c, d, larva of Elater Agriotes, natural size and magnified. 



No. SA. Coccinella Maculata Spotted Ladybird. 

 These well-known little creatures are good friends to the 

 horticulturists, as they feed voraciously on the Aphides,, 

 especially in the larvae stage. They often deposit their eggs 

 in the midst of a group of plant lice, which the newly- 

 hatched larvae greedily devour. A perfect beetle, b larva, c 

 pupa. 



No. 5, 6. Carpocapsa Pomonella Codlin Moth. a 

 Nest of larva as it appears on inside of bark when taken off 

 the tree, colour drab. b Pupa or chrysalis ; colour dark 

 amber, c Appearance of larva when cover is removed off 

 Winter nest ; colour, body yellowish white, head dark brown. 

 d Winter nest when larva is removed following Spring, e 

 Larva looking for a tree or place to make its nest, when ready 

 to assume the pupa or chrysalis forms ; colour of full grown 

 larvae light pink, f First appearance of moth, g Moth 

 with wings spread, length of body r % of an inch ; spread of 

 wing J>/^ of an inch ; colour, body and legs rich bronze, light 

 drab ; four wings, mottled grey and drab, with dark copper 

 bar across hinder margin, in which is a golden ocellated 

 patch near inner angle ; hind wings plain drab, a little darker 

 than body, h Head of larva as seen through a glass magni- 

 fying nine times. / Pupa or chrysalis case, prior to moth 

 leaving it. 



No. 6. a Blossom end or calyx of apple, b Represents 

 an empty space where ovarium or shell containing the seeds 

 were before the entrance of the larva, c Represents the 



