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THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



Europe and is frequently taken in shipments of nursery stock, especially seedlings 

 and roses from France and Belgium. It now covers most of New England as well 

 as a part of Nova Scotia. 



The browntail moth feeds on a large number of host plants, the most important 

 of which are fruit trees, such as pears, apples and stone fruits. It also is destructive 

 to shade trees, such as elm, oak, maple, etc. 



Fig. 113. — Spraving for the control of the gipsy moth in the forest. 

 The caterpillars of this moth often become so numerous in Eastern forests 

 that they entirely defoliate the trees. (Photo by G. E. Merrill.) 



