242 GRAPHOLITHIDS. 
THE CODLING MOTH. 
(Carpocapsa pomonella Linn.). 
It may seem that a discussion of this insect is not neces- 
sary since it has received such very extensive attention at 
different times, and especially within the last few years. 
The discovery of a method of protecting orchards from their 
ravages, however, only make it more desirable that the life- 
history of the insect should be known in order that the 
remedies may be properly applied. 
The insect is double-brooded in most of the apple-grow- 
ing regions. The adult moth issues from the pupal stage 
shortly after or about the time of blossoming of the fruit 
trees, and deposits itseggs in the calyx of the newly forming 
Fig. 226.—Carpocapsa pomonella Linn. After Riley. 
apple. It has been shown, however, that in some cases the 
egg may be deposited elsewhere, even upon leaves. Soon 
after hatching the larve enter the fruit and attain their 
growth within, becoming mature about the first of July, 
when they leave the apple and seek a shelter such as crevices 
in the bark or rubbish on the ground in which to transform. 
