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They pass ihc winter in the egg state, and we often find these 

 egg'S around the buds on the twigs. They are black, shiny, 

 and oval in shape. The eg"gs hatch early in the spring, soon 

 after the leaves unfold, and the aphids may be found on the 

 leaves and twigs throughout the summer. The appearance 



The green apple aphis A. poini. Winged viviparous female, en- 

 larged. At the left may be seen the third joint of the antennae with 

 sensory pits — very mucli enlarged. 



of the insect is shown in the accompanying illustrations. Tlie 

 remedies are to spray thoroughly with strong kerosene emul- 

 sion or with common laundry soap dissolved in water at the 

 rate of one pound to six gallons. During 1904 this insect 

 was not abundant, and therefore very little injury resulted 

 from its attacks. 



Discussion. 



A Member: Mr. Chairman, one of the facts that was 

 given as an illustration of a method that was used to destroy 

 the tent caterpillar, suggested a question that I wanted to ask. 

 I would like to ask Professor Britton if those can be obtained, 

 and, if so, where? 



Prof. Britton : The M. Leiner Company, of New York, 

 would manufacture them if there was any demand for them. 



A Member: I would like to ask Professor Britton if it is 

 necessary to scrape apple trees in order to remove the rough 



