. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 236.—Apple-tree Tent-caterpillars on their Tent, natural size. Fig. 237. —Egg-mass of Tent- caterpillar. Some years they nearly strip whole orchards; and again they diminish in numbers in successive years, till few can be found. The species which usually does the most damage to fruit- trees is shown in Fig. 236, and it is known as the American or Apple-tree Tent-caterpillar {Clisiocampa americana). In the spring, as soon as the leaf-buds of the a
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 236.—Apple-tree Tent-caterpillars on their Tent, natural size. Fig. 237. —Egg-mass of Tent- caterpillar. Some years they nearly strip whole orchards; and again they diminish in numbers in successive years, till few can be found. The species which usually does the most damage to fruit- trees is shown in Fig. 236, and it is known as the American or Apple-tree Tent-caterpillar {Clisiocampa americana). In the spring, as soon as the leaf-buds of the apple begin to open, the little hairy caterpillars hatch from their varnished egg-ring (Fig. 237), where they have spent the preceding eight or nine months. They feed for five or six weeks and attain the 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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