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INJURIOUS INSECTS OF 1903. 



c. Eating the center of the bud, or tunnelUng it. 

 EYE SPOTTED BUD-MOTH. 



Fig. 40. — Tmetocera ocellana, Schiff. 



Remedies: Spraj' with Paris green, one pound to 150 gallons of 

 water, just before buds break. Spray again just after buds open. 



d. Measuring worms — "Loopers''^ — eating leaves of buds. 

 CANKER-WORMS. 



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Fig. 41.— Spring Canker Worm, Paleacrita vernata. Pack. After Kil<..\. 



Remedies: Bands of sticky substance, like tar, on trees in March 

 for spring cankerworm, and again the first of September for fall canker- 

 worm. 



Also, if trees are badly infested, spray with Paris green once before 

 blossoms open, and again after petals fall. 



e. Caterpillars feeding within pistol-shaped cases, and 

 eating irregular holes in the bud leaves. 

 PISTOL-CASE BEARER. 



Fig. 42. — Coleophora malivorella, Ril. From Division of Entomology, Department of 



Agriculture. 



