Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . ent-cater-pillar {Clisiocampa ameri-cuna), bagwoi-ms {Thyridop-teryx ephemenvformiii), cater-pillars of the swallow-tailedbutterflies which feed uponparsley, carrots, etc., and ahost of others, are consumedby membeis of this family. Those belonging to thegenus Ophion are partial tothe large American silkwormswhich produce some of ourlargest and most beautifulmoths, and difficulty is fre-(|uently experienced in rear-ing a desii-ed number of mothson account of the large percent of cocoons species of the familylimconidcp are very similar
Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . ent-cater-pillar {Clisiocampa ameri-cuna), bagwoi-ms {Thyridop-teryx ephemenvformiii), cater-pillars of the swallow-tailedbutterflies which feed uponparsley, carrots, etc., and ahost of others, are consumedby membeis of this family. Those belonging to thegenus Ophion are partial tothe large American silkwormswhich produce some of ourlargest and most beautifulmoths, and difficulty is fre-(|uently experienced in rear-ing a desii-ed number of mothson account of the large percent of cocoons species of the familylimconidcp are very similar tothose of the preceding one, and contain some equally beneficialinsects, feeding as they do upon such pests as the codling moth,webworms, plum-curculio grubs, plant-lice, etc. Some of the morecommon forms of this family Ixlong to the genus Microydster, andtheir small white cocoons may frequently be seen almost coveringone of our large tomato- or tobacco-worms (see page 234), the pupaeof which are often known as horn-blowers. Many mistake. Fig. 12.—Tlie long-tailed Ophion {Ophionmacrurum). a, advilt; fc, maggot;enlarged. (AftiT Riloy.) BENEFICIAL INSECTS, PREDACEOUS AND PARASITIC 19
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