CONTROL OF THE CITROPHILUS MEALYBUG. 



for only a small percentage of the larvse hatching from the egg 

 masses ever reach maturity. Many are washed off and destroyed by 



Fig. 4. — Trunk of lemon tree showing masses of ovipositing females of the citrophilus 

 mealybug following the spring migration. 



rain during the winter months and the development of others is 

 greatly retarded during this cooler period. 



