. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 290 PESTS OF ORCBARD AXL SHALL FRUITS The Gypsy Moth (Poiiheiria dispar Linn.) This notorious European pest has now become established in the Xew England states, where it is doing immense damage, defoli- ating forest, shade, and fruit trees. Evergreens are freely at- tacked after the caterpillars are half grown. The full-grown g^^psy caterpil- lar is 2j inches long, , and dark or black La general color. Beginning just behind the head there is a double row of five dark blue spots down the back, fol- lowe
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 290 PESTS OF ORCBARD AXL SHALL FRUITS The Gypsy Moth (Poiiheiria dispar Linn.) This notorious European pest has now become established in the Xew England states, where it is doing immense damage, defoli- ating forest, shade, and fruit trees. Evergreens are freely at- tacked after the caterpillars are half grown. The full-grown g^^psy caterpil- lar is 2j inches long, , and dark or black La general color. Beginning just behind the head there is a double row of five dark blue spots down the back, fol- lowed by a double row of six dark red spots, the last pair of the latter just above the hind. Fig. 427. — Larva of the Gj"psy Moth. Origirtal. end. After they are three fourths grown the caterpLLlars tend to feed only at night, com- ing dowTi the trunks of the trees and hiding or resting in masses during dayhght. Pupation takes place in a flimsv cocoon, on the trunk or uaiMJ|^^^^MBid ?:* S!?**^^^ r^^m;^m ^"Sm pg mmi IB^^ M^ -M ^^b ^^H ^^;.^ fij^^Pl ^^^^^a^^M§ ^^^^^^^H Fig. 42^. —Egg-mascof theGj-psy Moth on bark. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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