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Home Nature-Study Course. 



Cocoons of Codling Moth attached to 

 loose bark. 



References. — The following bu 

 Agriculture : — Farmers' Bulletin 

 Moth and Apple Scab;" Bulletin 

 " Report on the Codling Moth 

 letin 41, "The Codling Moth," 

 Agent, C. B. Simpson; 

 Bulletin 68, Part VII, 

 " Demonstration Spray- 

 ing for the Codling Moth, ' ' 

 price 5 cents. "The 

 Spraying of Plants," 

 Lode man, Macmillan 

 Company. " Economic 

 Entomology," Smith. 



Facts for teachers. — It is 

 difficult to decide which 

 seems the most disturbed, 

 the person who bites into an 

 apple and uncovers a 'worm 

 or the worm which is un- 



(5) . How does the cocoon look after 

 the moth issues from it? 



(6). Describe the moth, noting color 

 of head, thorax, body, front and hind 

 wings ? 



(7). If these moths were free to fly 

 around the orchard, when and where 

 would they lay their eggs? 



(8). When should the trees be 

 sprayed to kill the young codling 

 moth? With what should they be 

 sprayed? Why' should they not be 

 sprayed during the blossoming period? 

 Why not after the calyx closes ? 



(9). How do the nuthatches, downy 

 woodpeckers and chickadees help us 

 in getting rid of the codling moth? 



(10). Write an essay on the life 

 history of the codling moth, the 

 damage done by it, and the best 

 methods of keeping it in check, 

 lletins from the U. S. Department of 

 247, " The Control of the Codling 

 35, New Series, Bureau of Entomology, 

 Investigations," price 10 cents; Bul- 

 105 pages, 15 cents, by Special Field 



Pictures of the Codling Moth showing its variations- 

 The two large ones are enlarged twice, the others 

 natural size. 



