. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. InsecA Pests. Befki'.ences. ,1, C,u;,n,tcr, Ci. H. Injurious Insects, in Ii-eland during the yes. 1906. Eco. Proc. lioyal Society, L, pt. 11, p. 438 (1907). (2) KoIIar. Viiirnit. â A Treatise on Insects.' p. 200 (1840). (H) TJnnhal,}, F. 1'. Report on Economic Zoolo-y for tlie year endmg April 1st. 1907. p. (19071. THE DECEMBER MOTH. (I'nri/ordinpn jiojrn/i. Linn.) The. natural food plants of this insect in its caterpilhir stage are pophi
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. InsecA Pests. Befki'.ences. ,1, C,u;,n,tcr, Ci. H. Injurious Insects, in Ii-eland during the yes. 1906. Eco. Proc. lioyal Society, L, pt. 11, p. 438 (1907). (2) KoIIar. Viiirnit. â A Treatise on Insects.' p. 200 (1840). (H) TJnnhal,}, F. 1'. Report on Economic Zoolo-y for tlie year endmg April 1st. 1907. p. (19071. THE DECEMBER MOTH. (I'nri/ordinpn jiojrn/i. Linn.) The. natural food plants of this insect in its caterpilhir stage are pophir, lime, oak, ehn, birch, sallow, elder, ash, aspen and whitethorn. Carpenter (1) records it on apple in Ireland, from Xewcastle, Co. Clare, ^vhelâ e it was very injnrious. The moth takes its name from its appearing in Deceurber. but a few may (iften be found in the preceding month. It is a common and widely distributed insect, especially in the :\Iidlands and the south and west of England. LlFE-HlSTOIiY, HAlilTb, Kxc. The moth measures a little over li inch in wing expanse: the fore wings are a dark |:)urple-red, brown to rusty brown, inclining to a brighter hue at the inner corner, where it is followed by a wavy buff line and another curved line across the wing beyond the nriddle ; the hind wings are \ialer and show a still paler central stripe. In some specimens the ground colour is blaekish-ljrown, and the brighter markings are absent. The thorax and body, as seen in the photograj)!), are robust and hairy. The nioths tly at night in lieceni- ber, and are attracted to light, Jioing frequently found iir hiiuses and village shops. The female apparently lays her eggs at night and they do not hatch until the following March or April (Carpenter) [1 ). The cater- pillar is very varialde ; lUickler (2) figures four (piite dilferent fiivms after the last moult. The ap]iearaiice i.^ as follo\\s : bluish- grey witli a donlile mw of grey, lilack-edi^ed spots along the back
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