The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . The trunks were almostperfectly white, and inthe distance looked as ifa snowstorm had covered•hem. (Seeillustrations Iand 3.) It was one of theworst infestations ofmealv bug I have leaves of the treeswere dying owing tothe insects sucking outthe sap. Wishing to send afew perfect specimensof the scales to asiJecialist for naming, mealy bugs on branches and leaves ofnativ^e cherry tree. I again visited the localitv a few weeks later, and wassurj^ to find that the larvae of the lacewings hadbeen at work, and partly destroyed
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . The trunks were almostperfectly white, and inthe distance looked as ifa snowstorm had covered•hem. (Seeillustrations Iand 3.) It was one of theworst infestations ofmealv bug I have leaves of the treeswere dying owing tothe insects sucking outthe sap. Wishing to send afew perfect specimensof the scales to asiJecialist for naming, mealy bugs on branches and leaves ofnativ^e cherry tree. I again visited the localitv a few weeks later, and wassurj^ to find that the larvae of the lacewings hadbeen at work, and partly destroyed everv scale; infact. I was unable to obtain a single perfect insect. Cocoons of the lacewings (illustration 2) were indozens over the tree, showing that the larvae hadpupated after finishing their work. Tt is thelarvae, which have strong jaws, that destrov such largenumbers of ai)hidsand scale fully-grown lacewings ha\e beautiful greenishveined, gauzv wings,and golden colouredeyes. At times, lacewin2:s are ex-ceeding! v
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