GIPSY MOTH AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH. 



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matorial roforrod to on pages IG and 17. Orchard infestations can l)c 

 managed by following up these methods, and it will not require much 

 additional expense or a great deal of extra work to protect the trees. 

 In making this statement it is assumed that the orchard is being 

 cared for by up-to-date methods for protection from the codling 

 moth and other injurious insects and diseases, and it is improba})lc 

 that these results can be brought about in neglected orchards or 

 where the owners do not practice the best horticultural methods in 

 handling their growing trees. 



HAND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE GIPSY MOTH IN CITIES 

 AND TOWNS. 



The same methods that are used in orchards are applicable in cities 

 and towns and for the treatment of park and shade trees. In certain 



Fig. 12.— Spraying orchard with solid stream, using spreader. (Worthley.) 



instances it probably would be advisable to use bands and to discon- 

 tinue spraying, especially in cases where the infestation is light or 

 moderate. If the infestation is bad, creosoting, banding, and spray- 

 ing all should be used in their season, in order that the insect may 

 be brought under control and the numbers present reduced to a 

 minimum. 



The proper method of handling the gipsy moth in any town, city 

 or park, or on private estates, should bo based on the infestation as 

 determined by some one who is familiar with gipsy-moth work, if 

 the best results are to be secured at a minimum expense. Much en- 

 ergy and money may be wasted in applying remedies unless their 

 apphcation is based on a thorough knowledge of existing conditions. 

 An owner of an infested estate should have an examination made by 

 some qualified person who can give reliable recommendations as to 

 treatment. It should be borne in mind that conditions as to infesta- 

 tion vary from year to year, and this should bo considered when 

 plans for treatment are bemg made. 



