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Insect Pests. 



whilst the fruit became stunted and some of it dropped off. He 

 also descril.es the ^vebhing and spherical eggs, some white, others a 

 semi-transparent golden hue. 



Whether or not this was the true T. t,:hiriv^ I do not know, or 

 whether it was the Hop lied Spider (T. nvdro:). I have never 

 seen any such attack, and the .listrict where it took place is not 



recorded. 



The usual Eed Spider found on plums is T,:,,iiiji(il])i>^ (iliihn-,\;\n^ 



Fii:. ::i;ii.— i;eii spihei; egg. 

 ('/'. telarlii.i). 



often occurs in swarms, but I liave lieen unalile to trace any damage 

 done liy it. It winters in the egg stage as small globular red Ijodies, 

 often so thick together that the shoots lodk red. This species forms 

 no web. 



Ti;i:at.\ii;.\t. 



Would lie the same as for the lied Spider on gooseberry, but they 

 hatch out much later. 



Kefkrknce. 

 Wliitclirdij, Sir ('. r.eport on Insects Iiijuvious to Fruit Crops, p. 107 (18^6). 



THE PLUM LEAF GALL MITES. 



{Ei-iii])li jif^ liliJii oroj^ilcs^ Xalcjia, and E. jimti. Xalepa.) 



T«"o kinds of galls are often conniKm on tlie leaves of I'runus. 

 They are priidn(;eil by gall mites, formerly known as /'hi/liijitu^ 

 in-iiiii and /'. (ilhii iKit IIS, now under tlie names gi^•en above. The 



