. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. December, 1909.] THE CODLING MOTH. »â )!» appease their hunger after the long journey, and then boring directly for the core. This feeding in the blossom end is of the utmost importance in enabling us to destroy the young worm by spraying, as will be indicated later. The rest of the worms enter the fruit through the side, often where a leaf or another apple comes in contact. The seeds of the apple seem to be most relished by the apple worm, for it soon hollows out each of them as well as the sui-rounding core, its work being indicated by the well- kn
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. December, 1909.] THE CODLING MOTH. »â )!» appease their hunger after the long journey, and then boring directly for the core. This feeding in the blossom end is of the utmost importance in enabling us to destroy the young worm by spraying, as will be indicated later. The rest of the worms enter the fruit through the side, often where a leaf or another apple comes in contact. The seeds of the apple seem to be most relished by the apple worm, for it soon hollows out each of them as well as the sui-rounding core, its work being indicated by the well- known excreta thrown out of the calyx, showing the "wormi- ness" of the apple. In from twenty-five to thirty days, having attained full growth, it eats its way out through the side of the apple, through which a round exit hole is left, and seeks a place. 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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