. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. LEPIDOPTEEA (MOTHS). 193 and lays her ova upon the leaf of the cherry-trees. The young larvae soon commence to form a case, which in this species is pistol - shaped, dark-brown with a white border around the opening (fig. 88, a). In form it is something like a snail-shelL The larvsB live inside these cases on the leaves, and eat away the tissue in the same way as the pear slug-worm. They grow. Fig. 88.—Cherry-tree Case-bearer (fioleophora anatapeTiella). A, Larva in case; E, larva free; c, pupa ; D, adult. slowly, and remain on the stem
. A text-book of agricultural zoology. Zoology, Economic. LEPIDOPTEEA (MOTHS). 193 and lays her ova upon the leaf of the cherry-trees. The young larvae soon commence to form a case, which in this species is pistol - shaped, dark-brown with a white border around the opening (fig. 88, a). In form it is something like a snail-shelL The larvsB live inside these cases on the leaves, and eat away the tissue in the same way as the pear slug-worm. They grow. Fig. 88.—Cherry-tree Case-bearer (fioleophora anatapeTiella). A, Larva in case; E, larva free; c, pupa ; D, adult. slowly, and remain on the stem and boughs of the cherry-trees all the winter. The case is so like the colour of the bark that they are then very difficult to detect. The larvse pupate in these cases, and then remain closely attached to the leaves or the twigs. They crawl about slowly, the larva putting its head and three front segments and six legs well out when crawling about. Remedies.—Arsenical washes soon kill them; no others will have any effect, as they are protected by their so-caUed " ;. 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. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood and sons
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