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Insect Pests. 



former. It is also common in Worcestersliire, Herefordshire, Devon- 

 shire, and most parts "\\-here apples are grown. It occurs earlier than 



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either of the foniiei', tlie youn,^; coming from the eggs in April, and 

 feeding upnn the duvelopiug buds for some time. Later they attack 

 the lilossom and were then n(.iticed to do much harm. In 1907 the 

 eggs commenced to Initcli on tlie 24th of i\Iarch. Sanderson found in 

 America tliat the young became full grown in seven to nine davs. 

 Those 1 kejit under observation took twelve days before I'eacliing 

 maturity. iligration takes place in ihe beginning of June and 

 contimies to tbe end of the month. Prom this time until October, 



tlie ap]ile is free from this peSt. 

 Yioni the ll'th of September winged 

 I'orms were oljserved to come liack 

 til the apple and egg-laying cnn- 

 rinued until the middle of Xowmber. 

 These o\-iparous females depnsit a 

 lew eggs, mainly in tiie a.xils of the 

 buds and im tlie spurs. Just as M'as 

 noticed by ^Valkcr, winged \-i\iparous 

 and winged oviparous females occur 

 tiigether on the same lea^■os in the 

 autumn. Attacked blossmn becomes 

 browned and dies; leaves are alsn attacked, but this species does 

 not seem to cnrl the leaves in the same wa\' the other tM'o S[)ecies 



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