. Insect pests and plant diseases : containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the province . Pests; Fungal diseases of plants; Insect pests. 30 Provincial Board of Horticulture. 1897 their habjt of building webs or nests from which they issue to feed. The Tent Cater- gggg ^j these pests are deposited upon the twigs of fruit and other trees in '^ ^'' â ring-like clusters or patches and covered with a viscid liquid, which dries into a sort of varnish, by the parent moths; this takes place during July and August. On the principle that
. Insect pests and plant diseases : containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the province . Pests; Fungal diseases of plants; Insect pests. 30 Provincial Board of Horticulture. 1897 their habjt of building webs or nests from which they issue to feed. The Tent Cater- gggg ^j these pests are deposited upon the twigs of fruit and other trees in '^ ^'' â ring-like clusters or patches and covered with a viscid liquid, which dries into a sort of varnish, by the parent moths; this takes place during July and August. On the principle that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the easiest way of dealing with this pest, especially on small trees, is to destroy the egg masses, either remov- ing them for the purpose, or cutting off the twigs on which they are found'. 'Th^th Careful searehing is required to do this, but the work can be accomplished in the dormant season, when there is not so much press of work in other ways. If the caterpillars are allowed to hatch out, they are easily detected by their con- spicuous web or nest. In the early and late portions of the day they will all be found in these nests, and can be readily destroyed by crushing the nests and their contents with the gloved hand, by trampling under foot, or by using a torch to burn them out. Sometimes when a nest has been destroyed some of the caterpillars will be absent feeding, and within a few days the nest will be repaired and the remnants of the colony r»-established, so that r^eated visits should be made to the orchard in order that all may be destroyed. Neglected trees are soon stripped of their foliage and become exhausted by having to reproduce foliage at an unseasonable time, so that little or no fruit will be produced the following season. Where these pests have been neglected till they become mature, it may become necessary to use the Paris green spray (No. 9) to prevent them from spreading. As egg clusters are very num
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