96 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Fig. 14 shows the appearance of the insect upon apples. 

 Around each insect there is a reddish discoloration, whether it 

 is upon the bark, the fruit, or the leaves. Of course upon dark 

 heavy bark you cannot see it so well, but upon thin light bark 

 it is apparent. When a tree is badly infested we find the 

 insect not only upon the twigs and branches but upon the trunk 

 and fruit. 



Fig. 14.— Infested Apples showing the discoloration around the Insects. 

 Appearance of Infested Fruit. 



This insect gets on both the upper and under surfaces of the 

 leaves, and usually gathers along the veins on both sides, as 

 you will see. Frequently the leaves seem to become completely 

 covered and drop off. I have seen them dropping from the 

 tree in July. 



Now what can we do to save infested trees and kill this 

 insect ? So serious a pest surely must require drastic measures. 

 Some of these little lady beetles, which we know are our good 

 friends, feed upon the scale. Several species are enemies of 



