. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. Insccl.^ Injurious lo lli,c Aj>])Ie. 79 Ji'ojKirts (if (liiiiiage caused liy these lar\'u' to I'niit trees have liceii reeei\-e(l I'miii tlic Diike dI' Northniiilierlaiurs, Alnwiclc; from iinrsi'vies in "Woreestevsliire, (_'oriiwall and Somerset; and from orchards iu Kent, Surrey, (..'andirid^eshire, Sussex, Itadnorshii'e and Devon. No less than twehe sjiecies are to he lonnd constantly at worlv on trnit, and man)- nmre occur now and a.^ain. The folhjwini;
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. Insccl.^ Injurious lo lli,c Aj>])Ie. 79 Ji'ojKirts (if (liiiiiage caused liy these lar\'u' to I'niit trees have liceii reeei\-e(l I'miii tlic Diike dI' Northniiilierlaiurs, Alnwiclc; from iinrsi'vies in "Woreestevsliire, (_'oriiwall and Somerset; and from orchards iu Kent, Surrey, (..'andirid^eshire, Sussex, Itadnorshii'e and Devon. No less than twehe sjiecies are to he lonnd constantly at worlv on trnit, and man)- nmre occur now and a.^ain. The folhjwini; are the most im|i(irtaiit ones on apple. TlIF; COMJKJX TOIITEIX {' rilK'ailii. Hb.). The Iront wings are pale yellowish-))rowu, \vitlr dark Ijrown markings, ime at tlie liase of the wing, a central fascia ^\bicli is broader in the centre, its inner edge straight, also a small central spot ; hind wings slaty-grey ; wing cxjianse -J inch to a little more. The moth ajipcars towards tlie end nf dune and in July. The. caterpillar is dark oli\-e-green with dark brown head and lilack spnts; the sides yellowish-green, spots ]iale around their edges; sliglitly hairy. They are to be found from May to dune on a great variety of trees and slirul)s, especially apples and plums. When mature they spin up amongst the leaves and change to pupa', iu which state thev remain for tN\"0 or three weeks. Tokteix ( Tortriy l/ijiinrtiiij. Schiff). Front wings pale dull I'eddish-brown and the markings dark- rt'd lirown, including a basal patch, a central area broadest in the middle, with its inner edge rather angnlated ; hind wings slaty-grey witli a yellowish fringe. Length -r. to neaidy 1 inch. A]:ipea)'s on tlie wing in June and July. The larva is Ijright green, with darker. 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
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