. The book of the garden. Gardening. 440 HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. covered -with a yellowish web, to protect them during winter. The female moth is much larger than the male, and of a whitish grey, having the fore wings marked by brownish stripes. The male is dark brown, with three or four blackish stripes on the fore wings. This is one of the most voracious of caterpillars, particularly destructive to apple and other trees in town gardens. In autumn, as soon as the leaves fall, the trees should be examined, as at that time the masses of eggs may be readily discovered under their yellow covering, wh
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 440 HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. covered -with a yellowish web, to protect them during winter. The female moth is much larger than the male, and of a whitish grey, having the fore wings marked by brownish stripes. The male is dark brown, with three or four blackish stripes on the fore wings. This is one of the most voracious of caterpillars, particularly destructive to apple and other trees in town gardens. In autumn, as soon as the leaves fall, the trees should be examined, as at that time the masses of eggs may be readily discovered under their yellow covering, which they do not seem to conceal, as they are in general attached to the bare trunk or larger branches. The female may be easily caught in August, sitting on ,the trunks of the trees; and the caterpillars, towards the end of June, will be found basking on the exposed trunks of the trees, and may easily be destroyed. The lunar spotted-pinion moth, Noctua (Cos- mia) pyralina, appears in June and July. Fore wings brownish red, almost copper-coloured, marked with several dark-brown transverse lines. Uuder-wings lightish grey, darker towards the edges, which are yellowish. The caterpillars are thick, fleshy, and green, with ten dark lines along the sides,and a white stripe along the back. They make their appearance in April, and continue growing till the end of May, when they become transformed into a bluish-coloured pupa. They are exceedingly destructive to the foliage and flower-buds of the apple, and are often found on other fruit trees also. ]3oth in their moth and caterpillar state they are easily captured, by shak- ing the tree suddenly, which causes them to drop to the ground. A cloth should be spread under the tree to receive them, for in both states, if not carried off and destroyed, they would re- ascend and commence their destructive opera- tions again. The pale brindled beauty - moth, Oeomeira {Amphidasis) pilosaria, is occasionally found on the apple tree, but more gener
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