THE CURRANT BUD-MITE, OR CURRANT G^ALL-MITE. 291 
tion of hundreds of Currant buds, branches, and roots, and also portions 
of the soil surrounding the latter, which, I think, for convenience of 
reference, it may be well to tabulate under the months during which the 
examinations were conducted. 
November, December, and January. 
Mites. — Always found within the buds, the greatest number being 
usually towards the centre. I have never met with them under the outer 
scale leaves, nor have I been able to discover any upon the bark, or on 
the roots, or in the soil surrounding the latter. 
Eggs. — Comparatively few observed. 
February. 
Mites. — Under same conditions as observed in previous months. 
Fig. 161.— Profile View of Phytoptus Fig. 161a.— Head of the Same, 
ribis X 350. more highly magnified. 
Eggs.~ln 1893, on the 20th, and again in 1900, on the 16th of the 
month, I found a mac^ced increase in the number of eggs. In examples 
recently received from Toddington (February 9, 1901) I found a greater 
number of eggs than on any previous occasion at this period of the year. 
They almost equalled the mites in number. 
March. 
Mites. — Under the same conditions, in the diseased buds, as noted in 
the previous months, but greatly increased in numbers. In addition to 
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