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present in large numbers, a heap of sawdust and wood pellicles 
itl 
e fo : a 
little aan it is possible to caer ceatt the wood pellicles 
of the ash-borer th. T: 
main hanging to 
tree in any 1 to the ground in little isolated heaps. 
In serious infections of the insect the foliage of the tree is 
affected, the leaves especially at the top of the tree seer: 
stunted, an to the top branches a nake da ce. The 
rani 
giving ‘rise to unsightly scars which both disfigure and weaken 
the branches and in extreme cases cause their death 
LirE History oF THE INSECT 
gs which are very minute and inconspicuous are depos- 
ke. 
he larva which at maturity consists of a caterpillar nearly 
an inch in length is almost entirely whitish with the exception 
of the head, ie is brown. Each segment bears a few short 
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broad bands of rust- red or yellow. The insect has an expanse of 
a little more than an inch 
