ENEMIES OF PLANTS. 



319 



FIG. III. LADYBUG AND I.ARVA PREYING UPON SCALE INSECTS 

 INFESTING A PEAR. 



(After Howard and Marlatt, Division of Entomology, Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. C.) 



squashes, melons, and cucumbers. This beetle 

 is yellowish in color with big' black spots, and is 

 slightly pubescent.^ The larva is also yellow 

 and covered with forked spines. 



Lace-winged Fly. Another strong ally in 

 fighting our insect foes is the common lace 



Year-book 1898. 



FIG. 112. Epilachna corrnfta. 



a I<arva. b Beetle, c Pupa, d Egg mass. All about three times 

 natural size. 



