. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. some protected place for forming their cocoons and in such a place collect in large numbers if very abundant. Occa- sionally they will gather bunches of leaves at the tip of twigs and form their co- coons under these; this takes place in early June. About the last of June the females and males emerge, copulate; and the females being unable to fly
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. some protected place for forming their cocoons and in such a place collect in large numbers if very abundant. Occa- sionally they will gather bunches of leaves at the tip of twigs and form their co- coons under these; this takes place in early June. About the last of June the females and males emerge, copulate; and the females being unable to fly, remain hanging to the old cocoons. The males fly both at night and during the day; they live but a short time after copula- tion. It has been stated that the males are attracted to the females by their odor and that they will go long distances to find them. As the eggs are deposited the females secrete a cement-like substance which surrounds the eggs and forms an excellent protection against climatic con- ditions and enemies. This also fastens them very securely to whatever they are laid upon. As the eggs pass from the body the abdomen contracts until the fe- male is but head and legs with but a semblance of an abdomen. The egg masses are grayish brown in color, nearly spherical and measure about one-fourth inch in diameter. There is but a single brood each season and the eggs remain over until from early summer to early spring. There is little danger that this insect will ever become a very serious pest but it is at all times annoying and may at times need special treatment. Remedies Our most common spray of arsenate of lead, 2 pounds to 50 gallons of water, is. Fig. 3. White Marked Tussock Moth. An Eastern relative of the Western species. Fig. 4. Dead Caterpillar of the California Tus- sock Moth Moved to Show the Pupa Cases of Internal Parasites, Which After Killing it Pupated Underneath the Dead Body. fEssip). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page i
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