44 INSECTS AFFECTING THE APPLE. 



(tf), yellow when completed, within which they 

 change to the pupa or chrysalis state. In two or 

 three weeks another change takes place, and from 



the cocoons come forth 

 reddish-brown moths, 

 of the size and form 

 represented at Fig. 15. 

 These moths pair and 



Moth oi~Tent Caterpillar. m a short tml( ' deposit 



the clusters of eggs, 

 after which they soon die. Thus there is but one 

 brood each season. 



Remedies. — It is usually easy to destroy the 

 nests of this insect, either by cutting and burning 

 the infested branch, or using a torch made by sat- 

 urating a piece of cloth, tied to the end of a stick, 

 with kerosene. In either case the operation should 

 be performed early in the morning, before the insects 

 have left the tent, or in the evening after they have 

 returned. Spraying with Paris green is also an 

 effectual remedy. There are certain parasites prey- 

 ing upon this insect that aid greatly in keeping it in 

 check. 



The Lesser Apple Leaf-roller. 



Teras minuta. 



This is a greenish-yellow, slightly hairy worm, 

 about half an inch long, affecting the young leaves 

 of the terminal twigs, with which the insect forms a 

 protective case. It is especially injurious in nurser- 

 ies and young orchards. 



