CONTENTS, 



Page. 



Introduclion 79 



Early history 79 



Recent records 80 



Distril)Uti(m 80 



Food plantfj 81 



Character of injury '. 81 



Description 82 



The adult 82 



The egg 82 



The larva and larval cases 83 



The pupa 83 



Habits of the adult 83 



Habits of the larva 84 



Habits of the pupating larva 85 



Sea,sonal history 85 



Recommendations 86 



Bibliography 86 



[.LUSTRATIONS. 



PLATES. 



Pai?p. 



Pl.\tk \ . Work of the pecan cigar case-bearer {Coleophora carysefoliella). Fig. 

 1. — Twig of pecan, showing injury to foliage. Fig. 2. — Leaves of 



pecan, showing mines 82 



VI. Pecan tree, showing foliage checked and injured by pecan cigar 



case-bearer •. 84 



VII. Normal pecan tree, same size as that shown in Plate VI, but with- 

 out injury by the pecan cigar case-bearer 84 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fi<;. 2o. Pecan twigs with buds and young leaves killed by pecan cigar case- 

 bearer ( Coleophora canjivfolldla) 81 



'1\. The pecan cigar ca.se-bearer( CoZrop/(ora carypefoliclla): Adult, larvne in 



cases 82 



III 



