. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Geology. second brood in August. They spin their cocoons on the bushes on which they feed, and the fly appears in two or three weeks, the speci- mens reared by him flying on the 26th of ; This worm may at once be distinguished from the imported currant-worm by the absence of the minute black warts that cover the body of the latter. The same remedies should be used for this worm as are recommended for the pre- ceding insect. The Currant Span-Worbi, Enfitchia riiearia Fitcli. (Fig. 61, motli; Fig. 62, 1, 2, caterpillar; 3, pupa, from the "Am
. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Geology. second brood in August. They spin their cocoons on the bushes on which they feed, and the fly appears in two or three weeks, the speci- mens reared by him flying on the 26th of ; This worm may at once be distinguished from the imported currant-worm by the absence of the minute black warts that cover the body of the latter. The same remedies should be used for this worm as are recommended for the pre- ceding insect. The Currant Span-Worbi, Enfitchia riiearia Fitcli. (Fig. 61, motli; Fig. 62, 1, 2, caterpillar; 3, pupa, from the "American ;)—Devouring the leaves; a span-worm, about an inch long, bright yellow, spotted, "being nut-black. Many persons, in speaking of the " currant- worm," confound the caterpillar-like saw-fly larva with the well-known geometer caterpillar, which is a native species, and was long since described by Dr. Fitch, under the name of Abraxas rihea- ria. As soon as the leaves of the currant are fairly expanded, late in May or early in June, the young caterpillars, scarcely thicker than a horse- hair, may be found eating little holes in them. Fig- of Currant. In about three weeks after hatching it becomes fully grown, being about an inch long, and bright-yellow in color, the body being covered with large, black dots. The chrys- alis is shining reddish-brown, about half an inch long, and may be found late in June, either upon the ground or just under the surface. In two weeks after entering the chrysalis state the moth may be observed flying about the garden or resting upon the leaves during cloudy weather. The moth is yel- low ochreous, with dark, often nearly transparent, blotches on the wings. It is not easily mistaken for any other moth. Mr. Eiley, in an article on this insect in the "American Entomologist," states that by sprinkling powdered helle- bore upon the leaves, or applying a solution of eight or twelve ounces to a buc
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