. Animal biology. Zoology; Biology. 290 METAZOAN PHYLA destruction of plant lice and scale insects, both the larvae and adults being eaten by them. The orange growers of California, when made desperate by the ravages of a cottony scale insect which threatened ruin to their orange groves, were able to overcome the pest by the help of ladybirds imported from Australia (Fig. 188). Here also are to be con- sidered the burying and the carrion beetles, which bury or destroy dead animals and organic matter which might otherwise prove offensive. The order Neuroptera (nu rop' ter a; G., neuron, nerve,
. Animal biology. Zoology; Biology. 290 METAZOAN PHYLA destruction of plant lice and scale insects, both the larvae and adults being eaten by them. The orange growers of California, when made desperate by the ravages of a cottony scale insect which threatened ruin to their orange groves, were able to overcome the pest by the help of ladybirds imported from Australia (Fig. 188). Here also are to be con- sidered the burying and the carrion beetles, which bury or destroy dead animals and organic matter which might otherwise prove offensive. The order Neuroptera (nu rop' ter a; G., neuron, nerve, and 'pteron, wing) includes the lace-winged flies, sometimes called aphis lions because the larvae, as well as the adults, feed on plant lice. Their eggs are laid. 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 Wolcott, Robert Henry, 1868-1934. New York ; London : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
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