The eastern tent caterpillar easterntentcater00brit Year: 1935 78 Connecticut Experiment Station Bulletin 378 CONTROL MEASURES Destroying the Eggs During the winter much can be done to reduce the tent caterpillar population by destroying the egg-clusters. When the trees are bare, these can be seen near the ends of the twigs, and may easily be clipped off and burned. By means of a tree pruner with a long handle, (see Fig- \ m ' • . Figure 20. Tree primers. ure 20), the operator, while standing upon the ground, is able to remove the clusters that would otherwise be beyond his reach. These shou
The eastern tent caterpillar easterntentcater00brit Year: 1935 78 Connecticut Experiment Station Bulletin 378 CONTROL MEASURES Destroying the Eggs During the winter much can be done to reduce the tent caterpillar population by destroying the egg-clusters. When the trees are bare, these can be seen near the ends of the twigs, and may easily be clipped off and burned. By means of a tree pruner with a long handle, (see Fig- \ m ' • . Figure 20. Tree primers. ure 20), the operator, while standing upon the ground, is able to remove the clusters that would otherwise be beyond his reach. These should then be gathered and burned. Removing the Nests Brushing: Many years ago the writer used to be sent through the orchards and along the roadsides and hedgerows with a brush mounted on the end of a pole to remove the nests from the trees. This work was done in the early morning or on a cloudy day when the caterpillars were in their tents. The brush was made of stiff bristles twisted in heavy wire and trimmed to the shape of a cone about six inches long. It was made for the purpose, and worked admirably. The operator stood upon the ground, inserted the point of the brush in the nest, gave it a few turns, and the entire nest with contents was wound upon the brush. Then the caterpillars were easily destroyed by crushing under foot. Figure 21. A caterpillar brush. During recent years the writer has not been able to find this brush on the market, but this year, a Hartford brush manufacturer has made some samples after specifications furnished and will probably manufacture it in the future if there proves to be a demand. The appearance of the brush is shown in Figure 21.
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