Bui. 173, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate II. 





Fig. 1.— Mature Pear Showing Injury Resulting from Feeding of Larv/e of the 

 Pear Thrips. (Original.) 



Fig. 2.— Tomato-Shaped Pears Resulting from Feeding by Adult Pear Thrips in 

 the Fruit Buds Before Blooming. (Original.) 



INJURY TO PEARS BY THE PEAR THRIPS. 



