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economic entomology 

 Haploptiliid^ 



Case Bearers. — Two species of Case Bearers are found in apple 

 orchards: the Cigar Case Bearer, and the Pistol Case Bearer. They 

 do most injury to the young buds and blossoms. 



I. Cigar Case Bearer {Haploptilia fletcherella Fernald).- — (Consult 

 Bull. Q3, Cornell Ag. Exp. St.; Bull. 80, Ft. II, Bur. Ent, U. S. Dep. 



Fig. 143. — a. Cigar case bearers and their work on apple leaves; b, pistol case 

 bearer and its work on young fruit. Natural size. {After Caesar.) 



Ag.) Adult. — A small greyish moth, expanding 1^ inch; wings 

 broadly fringed. June-July (Fig. 143, a). 



Eggs. — Delicate light lemon-yellow; pitted; cylindrical; laid singly 

 on under sides of leaves; hatch in 10-14 days, about July 15th. 



Larvce. — Orange colored; head black; feed as miners for 2-3 

 weeks within the leaf, then later in curved cases on the leaves. About 



