400 



Insect Pests. 



particularly fond of tlie buds, and I have known a iiluui tree cleared 

 of the pest in this way. lUUlfinches, however, have no choice ; all 



>•. r. J'ickeriti.i. 



Fit;. 2(38. — I'J.LM TREES JiISIJUI'DEl' BV IJULLFINOIIES. 



The liu.ls "ften full of Plum Leaf ^Mites. I.ut it is only liy cUanei; 

 BullflUL'lies attack tluau. 



buds are alike to tliem, and the result is often as seen in the photo- 

 [;rapli (Fig. UBS) sent me by Mr. Pickering. 



Refedi'.xces. 



(1) Niih'jHi. A. ' Zur Svsteinatik Jer GalhiiilbL'ii,' p. .34. 



(2) 2Iiirniij. A. ' ]Ccoiiomic Entomolooy. Aptcra.' pp. ;!.'i9 ami HGO (1877). 

 (}'>) AmcrJiiiij, Geo. Aul's. S. 131, 13H, 162. 



