. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. Fig. 123. — Full-grown apple-tree tent-caterpillars (x H). 124. — Cocoons of the apple-treetent-caterpillar (X |). social, and all those from a single egg-cluster remain togetherand soon begin a silken nest. Sometimes when two egg-masses APPLE INSECTS BUDS AND FOLIAGE 115 are placed close together thetwo colonies unite in forminga common nest. The nest isat first small, but graduallyenlarges as the caterpillarsgrow larger, until in somecases it may be nearly twofeet in length. During storms and the heatof the day the caterpillarsusually remain within thenest, co
. Manual of fruit insects. Fig. Fig. 123. — Full-grown apple-tree tent-caterpillars (x H). 124. — Cocoons of the apple-treetent-caterpillar (X |). social, and all those from a single egg-cluster remain togetherand soon begin a silken nest. Sometimes when two egg-masses APPLE INSECTS BUDS AND FOLIAGE 115 are placed close together thetwo colonies unite in forminga common nest. The nest isat first small, but graduallyenlarges as the caterpillarsgrow larger, until in somecases it may be nearly twofeet in length. During storms and the heatof the day the caterpillarsusually remain within thenest, coming out to feedearly in the morning, in the.
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