. Annual report of the Regents . news, July 30, 1898. 5 (remedies); thesame in Commercial, times and inquirer, Buffalo commercial, and Buffalo-daily times of that date ; Country gentleman. 1898. d^^: 690 (ravagesin New York). REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST, 1898 17T CIiISIOCA3IPA AMERICANA Fair. Apple-tree tent cate7pillar Old. Lepidoptera: Fam. Lasiocampidae The wide-spread and severe ravages of the tent caterpillar the last two-or three years have led to a more general desire for knowledge about thisspecies. Though its life history and habits are well known to erto-mologists and have been
. Annual report of the Regents . news, July 30, 1898. 5 (remedies); thesame in Commercial, times and inquirer, Buffalo commercial, and Buffalo-daily times of that date ; Country gentleman. 1898. d^^: 690 (ravagesin New York). REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST, 1898 17T CIiISIOCA3IPA AMERICANA Fair. Apple-tree tent cate7pillar Old. Lepidoptera: Fam. Lasiocampidae The wide-spread and severe ravages of the tent caterpillar the last two-or three years have led to a more general desire for knowledge about thisspecies. Though its life history and habits are well known to erto-mologists and have been repeatedly published, yet, aside from the occur-rence of the larvae in their nests from spring to spring, many seem to havelittle idea of the insects habits. An old and familiar pest. This species attracted the attention ofthe earliest entomologists. Its conspicuous white nests in the forks ofcherry trees along the roadsides and in the ne^^lected orchards of NewEngland were well-known features of the landscape during the spring^. I Fig. 5 Wild cherry-tree detoliated Dy tent caterpillars (after Weed, C. M.). months in the latter part of the i8th century as well as in the igth. Irtthe latter part of May it is by no means uncommon to see many of thewild cherry-trees beside the country roads practically leafless, and swarm- 178 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM ing with the caterpillars of this insect, which have issued from the one to20 or more nests on each of the hapless trees in the search for this species is easily controlled, as will be shown later, thecommon practice is apparently to let the caterpillars alone, trusting thatnatural agents will keep them in control. Extensive ravages during the past two years. As a result ofallowing nature to have her course after the balance between the variousforms of life has been disturbed by man, this insect causes more or lessdamage every year, and frequently commits extensive latter has been the case the last two seaso
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