. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 68 IJSSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE. Fig. ovipositor, shown in the figure at e; this is wanting in the other species; c represents a portion of one of her antennae. The fore wings of the male are paler than in pometaria, and more a^^J^ ^^mA\^ ^%^i^^:>r.^^^^^ transparent; they are ash-colored or brown- ish gray, and of a silky appearance. A broken whitish band crosses the wings near the outer margin, and three interrupted brownish lines between that and the base ; there is an oblique black das
. Insects injurious to fruits. Illustrated with four hundred and forty wood-cuts. Insect pests. 68 IJSSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE APPLE. Fig. ovipositor, shown in the figure at e; this is wanting in the other species; c represents a portion of one of her antennae. The fore wings of the male are paler than in pometaria, and more a^^J^ ^^mA\^ ^%^i^^:>r.^^^^^ transparent; they are ash-colored or brown- ish gray, and of a silky appearance. A broken whitish band crosses the wings near the outer margin, and three interrupted brownish lines between that and the base ; there is an oblique black dash near the tip of the fore wings, and a nearly continuous black line at the base of the fringe. The hind wings are plain pale ash color, or very light gray, with a dusky dot about the middle. Remedies,—To attack an enemy with success it is essential that we know his vulnerable points. In this instance, since the females are without wings, if they can be prevented from crawling up the trees to deposit their eggs, a great point will be gained. Various mea'sures have been employed to secure this end, all belonging to one or other of two classes,—first, those that prevent the ascension of the moth by entangling her feet and holding her there, or by drowning her;. second, those which look to a similar end by preventing her from getting a foothold, and causing her to fall repeatedly to the ground until she becomes exhausted and dies. In the first class is included tar, mixed with oil to prevent its drying, and applied either directly around the body of the tree, or on strips of old canvas or stiff paper, about five or six inches wide, and tied in the middle with a string; refuse sorghum molasses, printer's ink, and slow-drying varnishes, are used in a similar manner. Tin, lead, and rubber troughs, to contain oil, also belong to this class of remedies, and have all been used with more or less success. In the use of any of the first-named sticky substances, it should be borne in mi
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