. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 12 THE INSECT RECORD FOR J 9OO Throughout this state and Vermont the same conditions seem to have prevailed. There have been no complaints of injury by the Forest Tent Caterpillars, while in many localities there have been expressions of surprise at their disappearance. At Claremont, Mr. Fiske noticed that the young caterpillars which had hatched somewhat before the leaves unfolded were eating holes through the outer scales of the buds in order to. Fig. 2.—Moulting Tent of Forest Tent Caterpillar. get at the green and succulent tissues within. This mig
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 12 THE INSECT RECORD FOR J 9OO Throughout this state and Vermont the same conditions seem to have prevailed. There have been no complaints of injury by the Forest Tent Caterpillars, while in many localities there have been expressions of surprise at their disappearance. At Claremont, Mr. Fiske noticed that the young caterpillars which had hatched somewhat before the leaves unfolded were eating holes through the outer scales of the buds in order to. Fig. 2.—Moulting Tent of Forest Tent Caterpillar. get at the green and succulent tissues within. This might become a very destructive phase of the attack of this insect were it to become a fixed habit with the species. Another sudden disappearance was that of the Spiny Elm Caterpillar^ treated of in Bulletin 67. In 1899 this insect was so abundant as to do a very noticeable injury, but in 1900 ^Vanessa antiopa 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 New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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