. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. in appearance, and are brightly colored and very active in searching forcolonies of lice. The mature lady-bird also devours great quantities oflice, but is not as voracious as the larva. The larva?, when fully grown,coil up into little balls, attaching themselves to a Tleaf or other convenient place, change to pupse,and in about eight or ten days to beetles. Theselive during the winter in crevices of trees or boardsor wherever they can find shelter; they emerge inthe spring a
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. in appearance, and are brightly colored and very active in searching forcolonies of lice. The mature lady-bird also devours great quantities oflice, but is not as voracious as the larva. The larva?, when fully grown,coil up into little balls, attaching themselves to a Tleaf or other convenient place, change to pupse,and in about eight or ten days to beetles. Theselive during the winter in crevices of trees or boardsor wherever they can find shelter; they emerge inthe spring and lay eggs, generally on leaves, theyellow egg, a long oval, standing on end in groupsof about twenty, which hatches in about ten days if ^^^- ^^- ^-^ weather is warm and favorable. It would be wise for the farmersand horticulturists to provide harbors of refuge for lady-birds duringthe winter, in order that the greatest number may survive and be ready to attack the aphis while they are fewin numbers, and not be compelled toawait the hatching of a second brood ofbeetles before their numbers becomesuffic
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