3 
Eggs are deposited by the moths by early midsummer, or earlier 
in the South, the embryonic larvee developing so that by fall they are 
practically full grown, although remaining within the eee until the 
Fic. 2.—Apple-tree tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americana) and “nest; egg mass or 
belt on small twig at left. ‘* Nest”? considerably reduced; caterpillars one-half nat- 
ural size. (Original.) 
following spring. With the coming of a warm spell the larve 
escape by gnawing through their egg shells, often before there is 
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