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rather sticky, oval in form, pale chestnut to ochreous-brown around 

 the edge, darker in the middle. In six weeks they may assume the 

 mature state, and then the female commences to lay her eggs, the 

 small dust-like eggs being mixed amongst a small quantity of white 

 or creamy threads. Daring the winter I have found the eggs under 



[A. V. I). Hiiitoid. 



FIG. 17i.— THE UIIUWN iiCALE UN CCIIRANT (Lecailil'JIl 



persicx V. sarolhamni). 



(Slightly enlarged.) 



the mature scales, but the majority pass the winter in the immature 

 condition as larva-. 



, Three broods of this insect have been known to occur during the 

 year, rarely two (5). I have found the larvtv actively wandering on 

 gooseberry bushes in the middle of Xovember. I have also notes of 

 their occurrence in the same garden in February, April, and again 

 in June and July. Xewstead says they are single brooded. 



The larvfe under observation found in February l)ecame mature 

 females by the 2nd of May, and were depositing eggs. These eggs 



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