Bui. 886, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate II. 



Adults and Eggs of Spotted Apple-Tree Borer. 



A, B, Adult female resting on apple branches; slightly enlarged. C, Female beetle in act of 

 preparing egg puncture in apple bark; slightly enlarged. D, Female beetle in act of oviposi- 

 tion; slightly enlarged. E, Apple bark removed to show eggs in natural position. 



