. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. FIi:. 2i;.—THK 'iiri:Kl: mutii fOriKjia anlLjiia. LiiiiL). A, feiiinlo ; K, tiiak-; t.', L'Ulpty |iii|'.i sldii ; h, c(i(-n(iii; E, l;n\;U skin. Tasclienlierg (2) refers to its damage in Gern:any. Drmerod (3) mentions that its attack is l^nown in orchard-houses as well as out of doors. The caterpillars devour the foliage, and being very ravenous, if present in large numbers, do a. very great amount of harm. LiKi-,-Hisri)i;v .vNn The male (Fig. -b lO ha
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. FIi:. 2i;.—THK 'iiri:Kl: mutii fOriKjia anlLjiia. LiiiiL). A, feiiinlo ; K, tiiak-; t.', L'Ulpty |iii|'.i sldii ; h, c(i(-n(iii; E, l;n\;U skin. Tasclienlierg (2) refers to its damage in Gern:any. Drmerod (3) mentions that its attack is l^nown in orchard-houses as well as out of doors. The caterpillars devour the foliage, and being very ravenous, if present in large numbers, do a. very great amount of harm. LiKi-,-Hisri)i;v .vNn The male (Fig. -b lO has four ample wings, which expand from 1 ineli to 1^ inch; the is riidi chestnut-brown with a white spot on each fore wing, on the inner border ; there are also darker transverse lines across the fore wings, and the antennas are pdurnose. The female (Fig. -i'>-\) is grey, paler below, very plump, and practically wino-less,the orfjans of flight bein^- reduced, like the Winter [Moth, to mere blunt iir(.i- cesses. The adults occur I'rom early July to the end of September; the majority in August in the south of Fhiglaud. The male flies by day, especially on bright sunny davs, and with a rapid flight. The female is sedentary, remaining on the cocoon from which she emerged. After being fertilised by tlie male she lays lier eggs in a close single- layered nia'ss on the outside of the coconn and dies. These ova (shown. 0\'A 'JF "i'.U'oUUEK MOTH. (XatUlill size.). 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Wye, Eng. : Frederick V. Theobald
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