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resembling in shape a Chinese lantern, placing a piece of clay in 

 the angle of the willows just above the bottom ties in which to 

 stick a piece of candle ; the frame is then surrounded by a sheet of 

 cartridge paper which is kept smeared with oil during the season 

 the lanterns are in use ; the moths attracted by the glare become 

 immersed in the oil, and are thus destroyed. A third well-known 

 method is that of gathering up without delay the fallen apples 

 and scalding or otherwise destroying any larvae they may contain. 

 This method to be of any use, should be persevered in at very 

 short intervals, as the grub, if indeed he has not already done 

 so, quits the apple almost simultaneously with its fall, and if any 

 delay takes place the operation will be futile. Although it is 

 generally supposed that the larvoe select the stem of the tree 

 on which to secrete itself and become a pupas, yet this is by no 

 means essential, they will crawl into any crevices affording the 

 requisite amount of shelter, and thus old fences and pools are 

 often thickly studded with them. I have with me a portion of an 

 old post cut recently from the fence of a garden in town, in which 

 several larvae may be plainly seen and such places should not be 

 lost sight of when steps are being taken to destroy and lessen the 

 evil. In America various kinds of collar are placed round the base 

 of the trees with the view of intercepting the caterpillar when in 

 search of a safe resting place, sometimes a simple hay band is 

 used, the object in every case being to encourage the larvse to locate 

 itself within the collar where it can easily be destroyed. 



