. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ORCHARD LIFE. 173 4. Save specimens for your collection of anything illustrating the habits of the species and specimens of each of the stages in the development of the species. Arrange these specimens in your collection, labeled as fully as you can. 5. Write an account of what you have learned. The following are some of the more common of the orchard insects that feed on foliage:— The yellow-necked apple-tree-worm, Datana minis- tra {Da-ta'na m
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. ORCHARD LIFE. 173 4. Save specimens for your collection of anything illustrating the habits of the species and specimens of each of the stages in the development of the species. Arrange these specimens in your collection, labeled as fully as you can. 5. Write an account of what you have learned. The following are some of the more common of the orchard insects that feed on foliage:— The yellow-necked apple-tree-worm, Datana minis- tra {Da-ta'na minis'tra).—This caterpillar has the*. Fig. 138.—The yellow-necked apple-tree-worm. curious habit of assuming the attitude shown in Fig. 138. It feeds on forest trees as well as fruit trees. It remains throughout the winter in the pupa state. Fig. 139 represents the adult. There are sev- eral closely allied species which feed on forest trees. The red-humped ap- ple-worm, (Edemasia con- fig. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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