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State Board of Agriculture, &c. 



Fig. 6. 



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CODLING MOTH— CARPOCAPSA POMONELLA.— Xmn. 



a, apple eaten by larva ; b, spot where egg is laid and the young 



worm enters ; d, chrysalis ; e, larva full grown , f, moth with 



wings folded ; g, moth with wings expanded ; h, head 



and first joint of larva (enlarged); i, cocoon. 



Probably the most destructive of all this host in Ver- 

 mont, if not everywhere else, is the codling moth, Carpo- 

 capsa pomonella, Linn. This moth appears to be widely 

 distributed, being found wherever apj)les grow. It is an 

 importation from Europe into this country, having arrived 

 here probably not far from seventy-five years ago. It is a 

 very beautiful motli when carefully examined. The wings 

 (fig. 6, g,) are of grayisli or brownish color crossed by 

 fine lines of a darker shade. On the inner ansle of 

 the front wings is a large oval brown spot with red- 

 dish edges. The hind wings are light brown and lus- 

 trous. The head and thorax are gray and brown mixed, 

 and the abdomen yellowish brown. The whole sur- 

 face of the moth has a satin-like appearance. The wings 



