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in apple orchards, on oak and on many other trees and shrubs. 



The larva is described by Lowe as being about half an inch long, slender and 

 tapering; in color, varying from flesh color to yellow, tinted with green. The 

 head and shield vary from light yellow to dark brown. Three dark lines extend 

 the length of the back, the middle one being sometimes divided longitudinally 

 Into two lines. The body is sparsely covered with fine hairs arising from small 

 black points. These larvae appear in June, skeletonize the leaves and eat into the 

 fruit. They usually either bridge across a crease in the foliage with fine silken 

 threads, or else turn back an edge of the leaf and fasten it, thus making a nest. 



Fig. 18. — ^Palmer worm, after Slingerland. 



The naked pupae are placed in all sorts of places, in the nest, under bark, 

 or in grass at the foot of a tree. 



The adult is a very small moth spreading about half an inch from tip to tip 

 of the extended wings. The color of the front wings is ash-grey, marked with 

 several dark dots, the hind wings being dusky with a steel blue reflection. They 

 come out in late June or early July. 



KEJIEDIES. 



Trees sprayed with paris-green, as is done for the codling-moth, are said to 

 be comparatively free from these pests. As one never knows when they may 

 appear this is one more reason for spraying for the codling-moth. 



The Resplendent Shield-bearer. (Aspidisca splendor if erella) 



During late fall and early winter, one often sees the small cases made by 

 this insect, attached . to the bark of apple trees. They are more or less oval, 

 pointed at both ends and less than one-eighth of an inch long. The life history 



