. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY FRUIT WORM a, Worm; b, Moth; c, Gooseberries webbed together. Original. Drawing by Miss M. A. Palmer Colorado Experiment Station The tussock moth spreads largely by migration of the caterpillars, so that banding unaffected trees is an admirable preventive measure. Sticky fly paper may be used for this purpose, or a band of raw cotton tightly fastened about the tree by a string at the middle of the band, leaving the cotton loose both above and below the string. The loose fibers thus entangle and stop the larvae. Banding may also be used even
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY FRUIT WORM a, Worm; b, Moth; c, Gooseberries webbed together. Original. Drawing by Miss M. A. Palmer Colorado Experiment Station The tussock moth spreads largely by migration of the caterpillars, so that banding unaffected trees is an admirable preventive measure. Sticky fly paper may be used for this purpose, or a band of raw cotton tightly fastened about the tree by a string at the middle of the band, leaving the cotton loose both above and below the string. The loose fibers thus entangle and stop the larvae. Banding may also be used even where trees have been attacked, for the cater- pillars drop to the end of a thread when the tree or branch is smartly jarred. They can then be caught in a curculio catcher or on sheets and destroyed, and the bands will prevent the coming of a new supply. The egg masses are very conspicuous, as they are usually placed on the old cocoons, and form white clusters an inch to an inch and a half long. They are usually found on the trunks and larger branches of the trees, and can be easily scraped off with a hoe or similar sharp tool. They should be burned. The smaller branches should also be exam- ined, and especially any peculiar looking bunches of dry leaves, for the cocoon is frequently attached to several leaves. This work may be done any time in winter or spring, before the first of May. In the southern part of the state, par- ticularly on Long Island, a summer col- lection of egg masses should also be made, as the insect here has two broods a year. But the main reliance, in orchards, should be placed on spraying with bor- deaux and poison. This is a treatment which should be made anyway for scab and codling moth, and to control the tus- sock moth requires only more thorough work, giving attention to the undersides of the leaves, the growing fruits and to foliage in the interior of the trees, par- ticularly on water sprouts. In cities, on shade trees, natural enemies, banding a
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