. An annotated list of the important North American forest insects. Forest insects. 12 FABMEES BULLETIN 16 23. Figure 8.—Life stages of the gipsy moth : A, Female moth ; B aud F, pupae; C, larvae or caterpillars; D, male moth; E, egg mass. All ahout three fourths natural size THE ADULTS The male moth is dark brown, with black wing markings, and flies well. The female is nearly white, with black markings on the wings, and because of the weight of the abdomen she does not fly. After mating, the females be- gin depositing eggs. The time of year when the different forms of the insect may be found


. An annotated list of the important North American forest insects. Forest insects. 12 FABMEES BULLETIN 16 23. Figure 8.—Life stages of the gipsy moth : A, Female moth ; B aud F, pupae; C, larvae or caterpillars; D, male moth; E, egg mass. All ahout three fourths natural size THE ADULTS The male moth is dark brown, with black wing markings, and flies well. The female is nearly white, with black markings on the wings, and because of the weight of the abdomen she does not fly. After mating, the females be- gin depositing eggs. The time of year when the different forms of the insect may be found in the field is shown in Figure 9. MEANS BY WHICH THE GIPSY MOTH IS SPREAD Eo;ir clusters of the gipsy moth deposited on trees, lumber, stone, or other products that are likely to be shipped, may be carried long distances and cause the establishment of new colonies of the in- sect. Spread in this way is prevented by inspection of such products before they are shipped. Caterpillars of this insect may be spread for limited dis-. 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 Craighead, Frank C. (Frank Cooper), 1890-; Perry, George S; Snyder, Thomas Elliott, b. 1885; Hopkins, A. D. (Andrew Delmar), 1857-1948; MacAloney, Harvey John, 1896-; Graham, Samuel Alexander, 1891-; Peirson, Henry Byron, 1894-; Herrick, Glenn W. (Glenn Washington), 1870-1965; Britton, Wilton Everett, 1868-1939; Tanaka, T; Sanders, J. G; Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950; Chittenden, F. H. (Frank Hurlbut), 1858-1929; St. George, R. A. (Raymond Alexander), b. 1894; Beal, J. A; Middleton, William, b. 1893; Burgess, A. F; Busck, August, 1870-1944; Carl A. Schenck Collection (North Carolina State University) NCRS. [Washington, D. C. : s. n.


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