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and horny shield on the next segment a Httle darker, with a 

 black dot on each side. On each of the remaining segments 

 there are some pale, shiny, raised dots (tubercles) from every 

 one of which arises usually a single hair. 



In the perfect state this insect is a small white moth with 

 brown markings with an expanse of wings of about ^ inch. 



REMEDIES. 



When the injury to the tree is serious the fallen leaves may 

 be raked up and burned in the autumn to restrict the develop- 

 ment of the moth the following season. 



5. The Cigar Case-Bearer. 



(ColcopJwra flctcJierclla.) 



The caterpillars infest mainly the leaves, but in the spring 

 they may also be found on the buds and the young fruits. The 

 full grown caterpillar is reddish orange and averages 1-5 of an 

 inch in length. The case, as it is made in the fall, is a minute 

 flattened curved structure composed of portions of the upper 



Fig. 23. (After Slingerland). 



