. Some of the insects that frequent the orchard and garden [microform] : under what circumstances they increase unduly; what insects to spare; what to kill, and how to kill them; with other useful information. Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles, Lutte contre les. 1® THE I'.LIND-KYKD SM EKIN'TIIUS. The ExcKc:itus caterpillar, which foeds on the applc-trec, and sometimes damages young trees in the nursery, may be known by its granulated api)earance and its triangular head. It is of a light green, and has a stout horn. Tlie moth is a beautiful object, and has rosy hind win
. Some of the insects that frequent the orchard and garden [microform] : under what circumstances they increase unduly; what insects to spare; what to kill, and how to kill them; with other useful information. Insect pests; Insectes nuisibles, Lutte contre les. 1® THE I'.LIND-KYKD SM EKIN'TIIUS. The ExcKc:itus caterpillar, which foeds on the applc-trec, and sometimes damages young trees in the nursery, may be known by its granulated api)earance and its triangular head. It is of a light green, and has a stout horn. Tlie moth is a beautiful object, and has rosy hind wings, ornamented with eye-like spots. Oftiie other members of the family Smerinthus, I have taken in this neighborhood S. Geminata, .S. Myops, S. Juglanilis, and S. Cerisyi. They feed on various trees that are met with round our homesteads, but can hardly be said to be injurious. The last named is one of our rarest moths. ATTACUS C/-:CA'0/VA. The caterpillar of this magnificent insect is the largest of those that attack our apple-trees. It will thrive also on the plum and the cherry. It grows to be four inches in length, and as thick as a man's thumb. In color, it is bright green, and it is ornamented with egg-shaped warts set with short, black spines, and variously colored—coral-red, yellow, and blue. It is a voracious feeder. A. The ('ecroplr. CiitcrplUnr. friend of mine observed the growtii of three individuals of the species dai'y, till they reached their full size. They were feeding on an apple-tree outside his window; and, in the still summer evenings, the sound of their munching was plainly heard from his. 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 Fyles, T. W. (Thomas W. ), b. 1832; Montreal Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers' Association of the Province of Quebec. [Montreal? : s. n. ]
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