AND OTHER INJURIOUS INSECTS OF I907 AND I908. 



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Fig. 57. Kims defoliated by White Marked Tussock Moth. 

 After J. S. Houser. Ohio Bui. 194. 



Remedies: Collecting and dcstroyiiKj the egg masses. On large 

 trees where masses cannot be reached, moisten thcni with a sponge 

 saturated zvith creosote and tied to a pole. Spraying imth arscnicals 

 (arsenate of lead, three ponnds to fifty gallons of water is best) at 

 a time wlien the\ are eating the leaves. To prevent caterpillars from 

 ascending keep trunks banded during the sninmcr with cotton, or some 

 sticky material, sucJi as tree tanglefoot. In cases of bad infestation, 

 combine some of the above remedies. 



