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ber from 80 to 150 upon the young growing parts of the host plant, 

 the life cycle being completed in 40 to 50 days in greenhouses at a 

 temperature of yo° F. The subsequent infestation may be so 



Fig. 1 Thurauia aquatica 

 Rubs., ovipositor greatly enlarged, 

 the tip more enlarged (original). 



severe in young plants 3 to 5 inches high as to result in greatly 

 enlarged, irregularly swollen stems (these sometimes being twice 

 their normal diameter), deformed rudiments of leaves caused by 

 an arrested development, and a failure to produce blossoms, the 

 infested plants making an ill-shaped head. 



