. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 179, where a represents the egg highly magnified. It is cov- ered with short, transparent, hair-like spines. One of the hexagonal indentations, Avith its projecting filaments, is shown, much enlarged, at d. At first it is pale yellow, but as the Fig. larva within develops it becomes pale gray; the o^gg is gen- erally laid on the under side of a leaf, near the tip, as seen at c in the figure. In a few days it hatches, and in about a month the larva attains its full growth, when it presents the
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 179, where a represents the egg highly magnified. It is cov- ered with short, transparent, hair-like spines. One of the hexagonal indentations, Avith its projecting filaments, is shown, much enlarged, at d. At first it is pale yellow, but as the Fig. larva within develops it becomes pale gray; the o^gg is gen- erally laid on the under side of a leaf, near the tip, as seen at c in the figure. In a few days it hatches, and in about a month the larva attains its full growth, when it presents the appearance shown in Fig. 180, at a. It is about an inch and a half in length; the head is pale. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, William, 1836-1914. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co
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