ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 



a pretty buff color, tipped with white and black. These 

 moths proved to be the mature Melou Worms which had 

 emerged from the chrynalids referred to." 



Remedies. Plant early, and pick off the first brood of 

 worms by hand. An ichneumon- fly (Pimpla conquisitor) 

 and a species of tachina-ny are two parasites which prey 

 upon the Melon Worm. 



THE PALMER WORM. 



i Ypsolophits pometellus. Harris.) 



During the beginning of summer or the latter part of 

 spring, greenish ochre-colored larvae may be noticed feed- 

 ing on the leaves of the apple and cherry trees. 



The following account of this insect, which is commonly 



Fig 33. Moth of the Palmer Worm. 



called the Palmer Worm, is taken from Saunder's Insects 

 Injurious to Fruits: 



"It lives in societies, making its home in a mass of half- 

 eaten and browned leaves, drawn together by silken threads, 

 from which it drops when the tree or branch is jarred, sus- 

 pended in the air by a thread of silk. The larva is of a 

 pale yellowish-green color, with a dusky or a blackish stripe 

 along each side, edged above by a narrow whitish stripe; 

 there is also a dusky line along the middle of the back. Its 

 head is shining yellow, and the top of the next segment is 

 of the same color; on each ring there are several small black 



