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Insect Pests. 



HEMirTERA— ro»,//»»«7. 



The Oystki;-shkll ]Ivr,K Louse (Asjii'1i<'lii« i<ntrr,i-fonins). Bark, 



p. 386. 

 The Mussel Scale [Lcpiilomiplifs iihni. Linn.). P.ark. p. 165. 

 The Brown Sc.iLE {Lccuniiiiii r'lproi-. Linn.l. ]!ark, p. 17. i. 

 The Fruit Leap Hoppers {Chhuitn ciri:Jnhi. Fall., an.l C _t>"rcsccns, 



Fab.). Foliage, p. 392. 

 The Oak Leaf Hopper (Typlilocijhn qucrcns. Fab.). Foliage, p. 391. 



.U'AUIXA. 



The Plum Leaf Gall :\Irn':s il'lii/fopfas iJilmyptrti. Xal.. and P. padi, 



Nal.). Foliage, p. y9K. 

 The Pi.ed Hpider {Trfr.iiii/rhiis IrJariiis. Limi.). Foliage, p. 397. 

 Beetle JIites [OrihatiiJji], p. 401. 



THE EARLY MOTH. 



( J-fi/hrrjild i-iipifii pra rill . }Ili.) 



Now and again the looper caterpillars of thi.s .geometer are found 

 in .some numbers on plums, damsons and Inillaees. Its normal food 



]ilants are liawtlnaii and 



B 



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liLickthorn. 



The moth occurs in 

 January and Feliruary. 

 The male has L;rey-hrown 

 fore wings with a broad 

 dark area across the 

 middle, the edncs dark 

 and notched, with a dark 

 spot in the middle ; the 

 hind wings are whitish- 

 grey, with a dark central 

 split above the middle 

 and crossed liy an in- 

 distinct grey streak ; the 

 wing expanse about !{ 

 incli. The female is 

 almost wingless, the 



stumps of wings are greyish, with a dark line on the front pair, and 



a very slender streak across the hind pair. 



Tlie caterpillar is green to Iduish-greon, Mith a pale green back, 



the front of each segment darkened and a while line on each side. 

 When mature they fall from the leaves and pupate in the soil. 



D 



F[li. 1^ :>:..— THE EAi;i.Y 'S\nT\l (Ufihcnn'o 

 A. male ; B, female : 0, laiva ; D, puii; 



