Rural vSchool Leaflet 



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brood of larvcT, which arc often more numerous than those of the first 

 brood. The larvcC of the second brood remain in their cocoons until the 

 following spring. There may, 

 in favorable seasons, be a 

 small third brood. 



Injury and control. — The 

 larvae eat the currant leaves, 

 and, if abundant, defoliate 

 the currant l_)ushes in a short 

 time. 



They may be controlled 

 by spraying the bushes early 



Eggs of the imported currant worm 



Larva- of the imported currant 

 worm 



in the spring with arse- 

 nate of lead, 2 pounds to 

 50 gallons of water. 

 Later, as the fruit begins 

 to ripen, the bushes may 

 be dusted with fresh 

 white hellebore, i pound 

 in 5 pounds of flour or 

 air-slaked lime. 



THE APPLE-TREE TENT CATERPILLAR 



Malacosoma americana 



Appearance of the insect. — ^ The mother moth of the apple-tree tent 

 caterpillar is dull yellowish or reddish brown, with two whitish or pale 

 yellow stripes across each wing. The caterpillars, or larva?, are two inches 

 or more in length, and are velvety brown spotted with ptirple and yellow 

 and have a whitish line the whole length of the back. They are also 

 more or less clothed with long, yellowish hairs (see figure) . 



Story of its life. — The mother moth deposits her eggs in a ringlike mass 

 around the smaller twigs of a tree, and covers them with a firm cement, 

 like varnish, which holds the eggs in place and keeps out the rain. Here 



