The practical fruit grower . Fig. 39. louse which attacks house plants), that often appears m largenumbers upon the young shoots, injuring them by sucking outtheir juices. It is destroyed by the application of a strongsolution of whale-oil soap and tobaccdwater, or by the application f the pyictlu-uin powder just at night. THE CODLIN MOTH. 41 The Codlin Moth (Carpocapsa pomonella).—Fig. 40 is anApple injured by the codlin moth; e, larvae escaping; f, moth at ar-. rest; g, same with its wings spread; d, chrysalis. This is perhapsthe most injurious insect that attacks the fruit of the f
The practical fruit grower . Fig. 39. louse which attacks house plants), that often appears m largenumbers upon the young shoots, injuring them by sucking outtheir juices. It is destroyed by the application of a strongsolution of whale-oil soap and tobaccdwater, or by the application f the pyictlu-uin powder just at night. THE CODLIN MOTH. 41 The Codlin Moth (Carpocapsa pomonella).—Fig. 40 is anApple injured by the codlin moth; e, larvae escaping; f, moth at ar-. rest; g, same with its wings spread; d, chrysalis. This is perhapsthe most injurious insect that attacks the fruit of the flies at night, and lays its eggs in the calyx or blossom-end ofthe fruit after it reaches a half inch in diameter. The egghatches, and the fruit is destroyed, as shown in the figure. Atmaturity, the worm comes from the Apple and forms its cocoonunder the bark of the tree, upon boards, fences and other dryplaces. Remedy.—Pasturing the orchard with swine or cattle willdestroy many of the worms that fall with the fruit, while a largenumber of fowls in the orchard will generally attend to all thatmay come out of the Apples before they fall. The cocoons may ^summ
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