. Annual report of the Regents. New York State Museum; Science. INJURIOUS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS 23. 41 Fall web worm (Hyphantria cunea). Web tents in July and August inclosing leaves on the tips of branches, the eaten foliage turning brown. This insect attacks many trees and occasionally is very destructive. The parent in- sect is a whitish moth. Treatment: destroy webs ^nd their inhabitants or spray foliage of affected limbs with poison. 42 Bag worm (T h y r i d o p- teryx ephemeraefor- m i s). Defoliated evergreens and other trees are found in- fested in late summer and fall with curious ca
. Annual report of the Regents. New York State Museum; Science. INJURIOUS AND BENEFICIAL INSECTS 23. 41 Fall web worm (Hyphantria cunea). Web tents in July and August inclosing leaves on the tips of branches, the eaten foliage turning brown. This insect attacks many trees and occasionally is very destructive. The parent in- sect is a whitish moth. Treatment: destroy webs ^nd their inhabitants or spray foliage of affected limbs with poison. 42 Bag worm (T h y r i d o p- teryx ephemeraefor- m i s). Defoliated evergreens and other trees are found in- fested in late summer and fall with curious caterpillar con- taining bags of this insect. Occurs in vicinity of New York city and is sometimes very destructive, specially to evergreens. The female is wingless and never leaves the bag. Treatment: collect and destroy bag worms or spray with poison. 43 Leopard moth (Z e u- zera pyrin a). The whitish, black spotted cater- pillar of this imported pest makes large burrows in trunks and limbs. It attacks most kinds of trees and shrubs grown about New York city, and has already made its way about 40 miles north. The parent insect is a white, black or blue spotted moth with a wing spread of about 2 inches. Fig. 34 Fall web worm: a light form of full grown larva; b dark form of same; o pupa; d spotted form of moth (reduced from Howard, U. S. dep't agr., Yearbook 1895). 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 New York State Museum; University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Albany : J. B. Lyon, State Printer
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