. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. INSECTS ATTACKING SHADE-TREES. WHITJE-MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH. {Orgyia leucostigma Sm. and Abb.; Order, Diagnosis.—la late spring, and through the summer, handsome, hairy caterpillars about 1 inch to 1} inches long, bright yellow, with bright red head, four cream-colored, brush-like tufts of hair on back, two rather long, black pencils of hair projecting forward from head end of body, and one black pencil projecting upward and backward from tail of body; feeding on maple, elm and other trees, and very noticeable crawling on sidewalk
. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. INSECTS ATTACKING SHADE-TREES. WHITJE-MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH. {Orgyia leucostigma Sm. and Abb.; Order, Diagnosis.—la late spring, and through the summer, handsome, hairy caterpillars about 1 inch to 1} inches long, bright yellow, with bright red head, four cream-colored, brush-like tufts of hair on back, two rather long, black pencils of hair projecting forward from head end of body, and one black pencil projecting upward and backward from tail of body; feeding on maple, elm and other trees, and very noticeable crawling on sidewalks and fences close to shade-trees. All through the year cocoons on the trunks of trees, and on fences, walls of buildings, etc., near trees. Masses of eggs in brittle, shining, white substance fastened to bark or on cocoons. Description and Life-history.—The adult insect is a moth; the female wingless, light gray, the oblong-oval body filled with eggs, and the moth usually found clinging to the outside of a cocoon;. Fig. 53. White-marked Tussock Moth: larva. the male is winged, the wings expanding about H inches, ashen- gray in color, with dark, wavy bands across the wings, and with beautifully feathered feelers or antennae. The insect passes the winter in the egg. The eggs are laid in masses, the eggs of each mass being held together and covered by a white, brittle, frothy-looking substance. The egg masses are rather conspicuous objects on tree trunks during the winter. In May and June the young larvae appear, and begin eating the foli- age of shade-trees. They are conspicuous because of their bright colors and striking bunches of hairs (see description of larva in Diagnosis). By the middle of July the larva? are mostly full- (96). 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 Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vern
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