. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. 186 Invect Pests. THE LARGE TORTOISESHELL BUTTERFLY. ( Van;sii. iiiiIiii'Tilorob. Linn.) This lirauliful butterfly is now and again sufficiently abundant to do some Ijarm to fruit trees. Owing to the gregarious haluts of the caterpilhu-s tlie damage is especially noticeable, for large circum- scribed areas are defoliated liy the colonies. \\\ France tlio cherry is often attacked by these caterpillars. Li this C(.nintry i( also attacks the pear, and T liave once fou
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. 186 Invect Pests. THE LARGE TORTOISESHELL BUTTERFLY. ( Van;sii. iiiiIiii'Tilorob. Linn.) This lirauliful butterfly is now and again sufficiently abundant to do some Ijarm to fruit trees. Owing to the gregarious haluts of the caterpilhu-s tlie damage is especially noticeable, for large circum- scribed areas are defoliated liy the colonies. \\\ France tlio cherry is often attacked by these caterpillars. Li this C(.nintry i( also attacks the pear, and T liave once found a. colony on the apjile in Kent. Its ehiel' food plant seems to be the elm, but it also is found on aspen, sallofl- and osiers. Taschenberu (1) andlvaltenliaiL (1^) alsoreeonl it from applein Germany. Ovmerod (:'.) refers to it as damaging cherry trees at Lymington in lu the neighbourhood of A\'ye Ihave often seen cherry trees, especially sour cherries, stripped liy the , but not since I'JOLh. 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 Theobald, Frederick Vincent, 1868-1930. Wye, Eng. : Frederick V. Theobald
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