. The American fruit culturist. ggots crawl outand change to the pupal state inthe ground, or in the receptaclesin which the fruit may be hibernates in the pupal stage. The insect is thus out of thereach of the spraying piimp, andthe most efficient remedy is to turnsheep or other stock into the or-chard, which will devour the fruitas soon as it falls, or to pick up at once and feed out or bury deeply the fallen fruit in gar-dens. The Apple-Worm or Codling-Moth {Carpocapsa pomonella).—•This insect has become the most formidable enemy of theapple in the United States. It also does much
. The American fruit culturist. ggots crawl outand change to the pupal state inthe ground, or in the receptaclesin which the fruit may be hibernates in the pupal stage. The insect is thus out of thereach of the spraying piimp, andthe most efficient remedy is to turnsheep or other stock into the or-chard, which will devour the fruitas soon as it falls, or to pick up at once and feed out or bury deeply the fallen fruit in gar-dens. The Apple-Worm or Codling-Moth {Carpocapsa pomonella).—•This insect has become the most formidable enemy of theapple in the United States. It also does much damage to thepear, and rarely attacks some of the stone-fruits. In manyorchards it ruins nearly the whole crop. Wormy apples,most of which are caused by this insect, have been mentionedin agricultural writings as far back as the time of Cato, nearlytwo hundred years before the Christian era. The insect isnow a cosmopolitan pest, occurring in nearly every corner ofthe globe where apples are cultivated. It doubtless appeared. Fig. 242.—Apple Maggot.—a, Fe-male ; b, male ; c, maggot.(After Harvey.) lyS DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS. in America some time before 1750, and now occurs in nearlyevery apple-growing section. The codling-moth appears in the spring about the time theblossoms are falling from apple trees, and after a few daysglues its tiny scale-like eggs (Fig. 246) on to the skin of theyoung fruit, or even the adjacent leaves, where they hatch inabout a week. The little apple-worm usually finds its wayinto the blossom-end, where it takes its first meal and whereit remains feeding for several days, finaly eating its way to
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