. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. SPRAYING THE APPLE OKCJIAKl). 23 ieed entirely upon the foliage and transform withoiil enter- ing an apple, as we have reared them upon tender water- sprouts. lUit this probably rarely occurs in the orchard, except, perhaps, w hen l)n1 little fruit is available. Very soon his appetite for green ai^ples commences to assert itself, like that of the smnll boy. ntid h(^ comnieiieos to sonr<'h for young. Fig. 15.—The young apple worm feeding in the calyx cavity of the apple. fruit. It was formerly supposed that most of the eggs were laid upon the apples


. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. SPRAYING THE APPLE OKCJIAKl). 23 ieed entirely upon the foliage and transform withoiil enter- ing an apple, as we have reared them upon tender water- sprouts. lUit this probably rarely occurs in the orchard, except, perhaps, w hen l)n1 little fruit is available. Very soon his appetite for green ai^ples commences to assert itself, like that of the smnll boy. ntid h(^ comnieiieos to sonr<'h for young. Fig. 15.—The young apple worm feeding in the calyx cavity of the apple. fruit. It was formerly supposed that most of the eggs were laid upon the apples so that the young apple worm merely had to eat its way in ; but our observations show that many of the eggs are laid three, four or five feet from the nearest apple. Indeed, a considerable proportion, some-. 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station


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