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caterpillars feeil within these shelters, irrow ra])iilly ami matHre by the last 

 week in Ma\', transformins^ to i)U|)ae amon<^ the folded or fastened lea\cs of 

 the hush. The moths of the second brood were observed by 1 )r Lintner as 

 <-arl\ as |une :;. l"'K.^'s arc- (|uickl\' laid anil cater])illars of the second brood 

 are soon at work. The pupal stage is limited to aljout five ila\'s. '["here 

 are two and possii)l\- three brootls in the \icinity ot .\lban\, aiul Mr Chit- 

 tenden states that in the District of Columbia there may be three or even 

 foiH' generations annually. 



Natural enemies. .\ single ])arasite, Eulo|)hus c \- r i a d e s Walk 

 was bred froiu this bud woriu by Mr Chittenden. 



Remedial measures. .\bout the most |)ractical way of controlling this 

 species is to destro\' the caterpillars in their web rt^treals or on open buds, 

 by ])inching off ami biu'ning or crushing th(,- affect(;d parts. 



Bibliography 

 1899 Lintner, J. A. Ins. X. V. sili kept, ji. 21,5-15 



Rose leaf tier 



O/ti/irriifis cvitiiiiiid .Murtf. 



This rose U;af insect occurs as far north as Michigan, south to Missouri 



and District of Columbia. It has been recortled from Pennsylvania and 



probabK occurs in New ^ ork Slate. I his sjiecies has been carefulb' 



studied b\ its tlescriber. Miss .Murtfeldt. 



Description. Larva. Length .5 inch, iliamet<-r . i, c\Iimlrical. ta|)ering 

 slightK in both directions from luiddle, but most posteriorly ; color dark 

 gret-n, surface gl<)ss\- with two shallow wrinkles to each segment, spots 

 minute, l)listerlike, irach .giving rise to a fine short hair. .\ dark vesicular 

 line extends along the dorsimi, and on eacli side below the small dark stig- 

 mata is a pale translucent ritlge or fold, bearing an irregular row of light 

 hairs more conspicuous here than elsewhere. Heatl polished, hon<-y-\'ellow 

 inclining to oliv(;, with a few scattered hairs, j)alpi white, tipjied with crim- 

 son. C(-rvical shield polished, nearly same color as the heatl, co\ering top 

 of segment 1. Terminal point of thoracic legs black. I'rojegs concolorous 

 with general surface. 



Pupa. Enclosed in a pouchlike case formed from a ])ortion of a leaf 

 folded o\er and lined with silk, elongate f)val in form, ver\' pointed poste 



