. The American fruit culturist. emans Spraying ofPlants, by permission of The Macmillan Company.) the core (Fig. 243). In about three weeks it gets nearly full-grown and makes an exit tunnel to the surface, closing the out-side opening of the tunnel for a few days while it feeds from the fruit, it usually makes its way to thetrunk of the tree, where it soon spins a cocoon under the loosebark. Usually the first worms thus to spin up in June or Julysoon transform to pupae, from which the adult insect emergesin about two weeks, and eggs are soon laid on the leaves orthe skin of th

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. The American fruit culturist. emans Spraying ofPlants, by permission of The Macmillan Company.) the core (Fig. 243). In about three weeks it gets nearly full-grown and makes an exit tunnel to the surface, closing the out-side opening of the tunnel for a few days while it feeds from the fruit, it usually makes its way to thetrunk of the tree, where it soon spins a cocoon under the loosebark. Usually the first worms thus to spin up in June or Julysoon transform to pupae, from which the adult insect emergesin about two weeks, and eggs are soon laid on the leaves orthe skin of the apples, from which a second brood of the wormshatches. In most of the more northern portions of the UnitedStates only a part of the worms of the first brood pupate ortransform to moths the same season, but in the central, western, DESTRUCTIVE IXSECTS. 179 and southern portions there is a complete second brood, andin some portions possibly even a third brood of the wormsannually. In the fall all the worms spin cocoons wherever.

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