. Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . Fig. 465.—The tent cateri)illar moth. (After Lowe.). Fig. 466.—Cocoons of the tent caterpillar, Fig. 467.—Web of the tent eater-natural size, (xlfter Lowe.) pillar riddled by birds. (Photo by Weed.) 612 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE AND PEAR 613 If there are but a few nests the caterpilhirs may be destroyedin them by spra3ang the nest on a cloudy or cool day with purekerosene. Apply the spray with an extension i-od and fine nozzk^so that the nest will be thoroughly soaked, without spraying thesurrounding foliage. Or the caterpillars ma} l)e destroy
. Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . Fig. 465.—The tent cateri)illar moth. (After Lowe.). Fig. 466.—Cocoons of the tent caterpillar, Fig. 467.—Web of the tent eater-natural size, (xlfter Lowe.) pillar riddled by birds. (Photo by Weed.) 612 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE AND PEAR 613 If there are but a few nests the caterpilhirs may be destroyedin them by spra3ang the nest on a cloudy or cool day with purekerosene. Apply the spray with an extension i-od and fine nozzk^so that the nest will be thoroughly soaked, without spraying thesurrounding foliage. Or the caterpillars ma} l)e destroyc^d Ijy burn-ing the nests with a torch while they are in them, or while youngthey may be swabbed out with a l)room or Ijrush and crushed. The Yellow-necked Apple Caterpillar * During late summer the tips of apple limbs are often founddefoliated for a foot ortwo and if examined amass of caterpillars will befound huddled together asif confessedly guilty. Usual-ly these will prove to be-long to this or the followingspecies. The full-grownyellow-necked apple cater-pillar is about 2 incheslon
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