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remedy ; and any fluid poisonous to the caterpillar, or which 

 would make the wood of its hole poisonous or distasteful to it 

 for food, would be serviceable, as tobacco-water, &c. The 

 fluid might also be easily injected by means of a gutta-percha 

 tube, of which one end was fitted on the nozzle of a syringe, 

 and the other passed a little way up the hole ; the escape of 

 fluid may be i^revented by some soft clay being pressed into 

 the hole round the tube or nozzle and also kept carefully in 

 place whilst it is being withdrawn. 



The fames of siilpJiur blown into the hole were found very 

 effective by Mr. Malcolm Dunn, of Dalkeith, in destroying the 

 caterpillars of the Leopard Moth ; and probably this applica- 

 tion, or a strong fumigation of tobacco, would be equally 

 serviceable in the case of the Goat Moth caterpillars. 



Where a tree is much infested, it is the best plan to cut it 

 down, split it, and destroy the caterpillars within; as many 

 as sixty or more caterpillars may be taken from one tree, 

 and when in this state it will never thoroughly recover, and 

 it becomes a centre to attract further attack, as well as one 

 to spread infection. 



It has been noted by Prof. Westwood (Life-President of 

 the English Entomological Society), that "the Green Wood- 

 pecker preys on these caterpillars, and its stomach on dissec- 

 tion has an intolerable stench," and the same circumstance is 

 alluded to in vol. iii. of Macgillivray's ' History of British Birds.' 



Lackey Moth. 



Bomhyx [Gastercpacha) neustria, Linu.; Clisiocawpa neustria, Curtis. 



BoMBYX NEUSTRIA. — 1, clustev of eggs ; 2, caterpillar (about one-third longer 

 and wider than natural size) ; 3, moth. 



The caterpillars of the Lackey Moth are injurious to the 

 leafage of Apples and other orchard trees, as well as to White- 



