shingles upon a roof as shown in Fig. 26. The larvae are 
light green or yellowish green in color and lack the black 
coloration of the head which is so distinct in case of the 
fruit tree species. 
Remedies — The same as for the k'ruit-tree Leaf-roller. 
THE BOX-ELDER PLANT-BUG. { Lcptocoris ti’ivittdtjis S3iy .) 
A rather Bat bug, about half an inch in length, appear- 
ing black with narrow red margins to the thick portion of 
the wings and to the thorax, and with the body beneath the 
wings red. The adult bug lives over winter in protected 
places and often becomes very annoying in the fall and on 
warm days in the winter by crawling into dwellings. Often 
seen in large numbers on the south side of stone or brick 
walls in the sunshine and sometimes called “brick bug” in 
consequence. When warm weather in the spring comes on, 
the bugs go to box-elder trees and deposit their reddish 
eggs in crevices of the bark. The }^oung feed chiefly on 
box-elder. 
Remedies — Boiling hot water dashed upon the bugs 
when clustered upon buildings will destroy them. Ordinary 
Fi^(. 28. — Box-eider Plant-Bug; a. eggs; b, c, d, different stages of the 
immature insect; e, mature insect. All considerably enlarged. [Howard, Circu- 
lar 28, Second Series, U. S. Dep. of Agr., Div. of Entomology.] 
applications for the destruction of these adult hibernating 
