Insect Study. 711 



within the mine. Bring leaves thus infested into the schoolroom and put them 

 into a box with a closed cover and describe the motlis which issue, in your spring 

 lesson. 



5. If you find tliis leaf miner please make a sketch of an infested 

 leaf or send one to us. 



6. How will the ravages of this small insect afifect the orchards? 



7. How does it pass the winter? 



8. What could be done in the fall or the winter to rid the orchards 

 of this pest? 



The Grape Berry Moth 



Look at the grapes growing in your neighborhood. If you find several of the 

 grape berries fastened together with a web and you can see a hole in the side 

 of one of the berries, wdiich may have a little fine dirt projecting from it, take 

 .•-.uch a bunch and put it in a box with a tight cover. Plr.ce in the box with it 

 jome grape leaves that have r-ot been injured in any way, putting their stems in 

 v.-atcr so that they will remain fresh. 



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9. Observe the way these insects make cocoons in the leaves. 



10. Describe how they pass the winter. 



II. What should be done in a vinevard to kill these insects before 



spring? 



Keep the bo.x closed during t!ie winter and dcscrilic the moths and when they 

 emerge in your spring lesson. 



