Insect pests and plant diseases, containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the provincePrepared under the supervision and authority of the Provincial Board of Horticulture. . l grown they are an inch or more in length, andvary greatly in their markings; some examples are pale-yellow or greenish, others much darker, and of a bluish-black hue. The head is black, and there is a broad, dusky or blackish stripe down the back, along each side is a yellowish band, speckled more orless with black. The body is covered with long straight hai
Insect pests and plant diseases, containing remedies and suggestions recommended for adoption by farmers, fruit-growers, and gardeners of the provincePrepared under the supervision and authority of the Provincial Board of Horticulture. . l grown they are an inch or more in length, andvary greatly in their markings; some examples are pale-yellow or greenish, others much darker, and of a bluish-black hue. The head is black, and there is a broad, dusky or blackish stripe down the back, along each side is a yellowish band, speckled more orless with black. The body is covered with long straight hairs, grouped in tufts, arising fromsmall black or orange-yellow protuberances, of which there are a number on each segment. The moth is of a milk-white colour, without spots. When expanded, the wings measureabout 1^ inches across. From their birth the web-spinning habits of the larva1 promptly leads to their detection, and as soon as seen they should be removed by cuttingThe Remedy, off the twig or branch anil destroying it. As they remain constantly under the web for so long a period, the removal of the branch insures in mostinstances the destruction of the whole colony. See also remedy recommended for Apple-TreeTent 60 Vict. Provincial Board of Horticulture. 3] The larvie of the Tussock Moth (Orgyia antiqua), identified by Dr. Fletcher, are reportedfrom Victoria, New Westminster and adjoining districts—feeding upon the leaves of fruit andother trees. When mature, the caterpillars are very pretty, having brightTussock Moth, red heads, and yellowish bodies, bearing a series of dense, abruptly cut-offbrushes on the middle of their backs, with two pencils of black hair on theanterior, and one on the posterior of each. The eggs from which the caterpillars hatch are often noticed in winter on dead leaveswhich are fastened to the trees, with usually the empty cocoon attached. The injury fromthese pests is best prevented by the destruction of these egg masses during th
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