. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. Insects InjioioKs to the Apple. 65 secondly, tlie strange, minietic luibits of tlie larva prevent its beini Seen (Fig. fiS). Specimens with inqnirics have been sent mo i'rom several places in Yorl^shire, from most of the home connties, and twice from Lii-'i>Histoi:y, Eti*. Tlie moth (Fig. 0(1) belongs to the Geometridie, the Looper- caterpillar family. In size it varies from l^V to nearly 2-|- inches in wing expanse. The general appearance is seen in
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. Insects InjioioKs to the Apple. 65 secondly, tlie strange, minietic luibits of tlie larva prevent its beini Seen (Fig. fiS). Specimens with inqnirics have been sent mo i'rom several places in Yorl^shire, from most of the home connties, and twice from Lii-'i>Histoi:y, Eti*. Tlie moth (Fig. 0(1) belongs to the Geometridie, the Looper- caterpillar family. In size it varies from l^V to nearly 2-|- inches in wing expanse. The general appearance is seen in the figure. Tlie ground colour is dull white, and all four wings are speckled with black, variations occur such as ):ilack dots, traces of transverse black lines and a more prominent black central spot. In a few rare cases true melanic forms occur, the insect becoming almost lilack. They are found in late IMay and in dune and duly, in gardens, fruit plantations and woods. The female, which is always larger than the male, places her eggs singly on the leaves of appde, cherry, hawthorn, oak, elm, poplar and birch. They now and a,gaiii hatch in mid dune, but the majority hatch in late July and August. The caterpillars grow but slowly ; the late hatched ones I have found as late as the :->Oth of (Jctober, liut the majority we notice in Kent in Septend,)er. The caterpillars when mature reacli over 2 inches in length, they are verv varialile in cohjur, some are green, otliers yellow, others dark brown. They resemble a stick in appearance. The colour of all those I have found on apple and cherry has been dark brown, those on hop, called " Hop Cats " in Kent, are always green ; in all there. 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. Wye, Eng. : Frederick V.
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