59 Farmers’ Bulletin 1270, 
CIGAR CASE-BEARER.” 
The cigar case-bearer is another species of minor importance, although it 
has occasionally been reported as doing considerable damage to foliage (fig. 
105) in orchards that have been more or less neglected. It is primarily an 
apple and pear pest, but also attacks the quince, plum, cherry, and haw. It is 
thought to be a native species, feeding originally upon wild haws. Although 
reported principally from the North, it occurs in New Mexico and is likely to be 
found in most apple sections, since it 
is readily distributed on nursery stock. 
The cigar case-bearer hibernates as 
a half-grown larva within its Case, 
which is attached to a branch of the 
tree. The caterpillars become active 
on the approach of spring and migrate 
to the opening buds, where they feed 
upon the expanding foliage and later 
eat the flower and fruit stems, as well 
as small holes into the young fruit 
itself. The black-headed, golden brown 
larve (figs. 106 and 107) quickly de- 
velop in size, which necessitates the en- 
larging of their winter cases, and later 
in the spring they construct new civar- 
shaped cases in which they continue 
to feed until early summer (fig. 108). 
Upon completing their growth they. mi- 
erate to the branches, where they 
transform successively to light brown 
pupx and small, gray moths (fig. 109), 
with heavily fringed wings, measuring 
about three-eighths of an inch from 
tip to tip. The eggs are very minute, 
vellow, and are usually located along 
the midrib of the lower surface of the 
leaves. Upon hatching the larvee mine 
_ within the soft tissue of the leaves, 
and toward the approach of fall con- ° 
struct their winter cases, migrating 
in due time to the twigs. where the 
winter is passed. 
Well-cared-for orchards will rarely, if ever, suffer important injury from 
the cigar case-bearer, and even though it may become abundant it can be 
easily controlled by spraying with arsenate of lead at the usual strength. <A 
eontact spray, as 10 per cent kerosene emulsion, or 40 per cent nicotine sulphate 
at the rate of one-half pint to 50 gallons of soapy water, may be employed in- 
stead of an arsenical. 
lic. 105.—Apple leaves injured by cigar 
ease-bearer. 
PISTOL CASE-BEARER.* 
Another curious little insect closely related to the cigar case-bearer and 
which occasionally attracts the attention of the orechardist is known as the 
pistol case-bearer. This insect is usually of minor importance, except in more 
or less neglected orchards or during seasons of local outbreak, when it may 
* Coleophora fletcherclla Fernald, 8 Coleophora matlivorella Riley. 
