. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fr 43,'.^. — Lar^'a of the Browntail Moth. Original. Fii;. 434.—' Adult Browntail Moths. Male abo\e, female below. Original. near the nest. When growth starts, they liegin at once feeding on the foliage, often eating the leaves as fast as they unfold. The mature caterpillar is an mch and a ciuarter long, lirownish in general color, marked with a row of oblique white dashes down each side of its back, and with two orange spots near the hind end, one be- hind the other. Pupation takes jilace among the leaves. T
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fr 43,'.^. — Lar^'a of the Browntail Moth. Original. Fii;. 434.—' Adult Browntail Moths. Male abo\e, female below. Original. near the nest. When growth starts, they liegin at once feeding on the foliage, often eating the leaves as fast as they unfold. The mature caterpillar is an mch and a ciuarter long, lirownish in general color, marked with a row of oblique white dashes down each side of its back, and with two orange spots near the hind end, one be- hind the other. Pupation takes jilace among the leaves. The adults emerge in July. Their wings are pure white, and the body of the female bears a tuft of brown hairs at the end of the alidonien. The moths fly at night and often are seen in large numbers aroimd lights. Eggs are laid on the leaves and hatch early in August. The young caterpillars skeleton-. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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