. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Oil thr ^t'1114 drop* ot tat ti A Common Sl iiii'l'r till- iiiurij-(iii"', H will '"â ,t a' sral.'-Iii^tnini. «liicli >till I'liaWcs tlu'in tc. kid. Tlif tKK> iiri' *iti''' imdfi- till' sialf. fiiim wliifli tlif \()uii(; grubs inuTno utti-r a sliiirt piricKl oi crowdiiiK tctnitluT. Thin tlifV ilispiT-f ami si-i-k iiiiDiiiipifil spot^ ill which til tlini-l in the riistnini ami biiuiuf liNiil. Tlif «ali-lnsrcl> arc mit a large family. Only about eight liumlrcci species


. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Oil thr ^t'1114 drop* ot tat ti A Common Sl iiii'l'r till- iiiurij-(iii"', H will '"â ,t a' sral.'-Iii^tnini. «liicli >till I'liaWcs tlu'in tc. kid. Tlif tKK> iiri' *iti''' imdfi- till' sialf. fiiim wliifli tlif \()uii(; grubs inuTno utti-r a sliiirt piricKl oi crowdiiiK tctnitluT. Thin tlifV ilispiT-f ami si-i-k iiiiDiiiipifil spot^ ill which til tlini-l in the riistnini ami biiuiuf liNiil. Tlif «ali-lnsrcl> arc mit a large family. Only about eight liumlrcci species an kmmn from all parts of the world, and less than a lumdreil of these have been found in the British Isles, of which number ;i very f<'W ""' real natives, most of them lia\iiii; found their way into Krcrii- houses with foreign plants. It is here that the scale- Insect, are chiefly a terror to the gardener; out of li it away, as they do outsulr. This sticky coating on Hie leaves provides a suital>lc medium for the developnv iit of a low form of fungus, wlv ,i runs riot in it. This fun. us ''"' does not attack the tissue, of ' Aspiiliotus Photo by] A Common Scale-Insect. itnpli- Irani Hii- group in th« pceciiling photograph larger scaie ; that is, iwiutyfive times t brMd margin is a Juvenile example of the .11*. H shown 0 Urg«'^cairr'that i.; l*«.ty:five * th.'..: '-fhV da remark I MytUaspis 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 Step, Edward, 1855-1931. Toronto : W. Briggs


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