ac 



lii'st ^riHM'iilitui ol llir mollis wms rcpttrltul prcstMit, iVoiii Apiil uiilil Mllrr 

 llic mi(l(ll(> of .liiiif, iind (lie sccoiul ^ciKM'ntidii in An<j;\ist ;unl Si^ptcmhcr. 

 Ill li>\\:i llir iiKillis ;ii"(' sniil lo \>r inosl iilminhiiil in .liiiif, .'iikI n^niii 

 nltiMit liic cnil ol' AuiMlsl. In (';in:i(l;i llic tirsi LM-iH-iiilioii lici^ins lo :i|> 

 pt'iir ImI(> in .Innc. 



'nil': ^i)\) \\\:n wokms, ok koot w i:r. wok.ms. 



Si'.\i',i( \i, Snu'iiis Ol'' ('i;\Mnps. 

 l'',\('r\' ol)st'r\ ("C of inscci lil'c has noticed as \\v walks llirou,!;'h f>;rass on 

 lawns Of meadows in summer, nuillil iides ol' small while or ;;rayisli niotiis 

 (V\iX.. '-*l, -.■>) risiiij:; l)el'(»re him, llvinj;' a short distance, and then lii^htini;' 

 lo cesl on theiMass, head downward, with the hodv parallel lo the hiade. 

 'I'hese moths, or millers, il e\amiii("d when at I'est, are s(>en to have the 

 winj';s folded around the l>od\ in a wa\ lo ,!'^i\*' them a cvlindiical hnin in 

 slt>ad ol' I Ih" n.;nal I rian-Milar on(> of ordinary moths. These art> t he pai'tait 

 insects of small, sli!;'htlv luisl l\ , reddish cal(>rpi liars w hich lixc ahundanlly 

 ill the turf, hiddcMi iiway l>y day in a silk HikmI hmrow ainoiiL'; the roots of 

 the j^rass, luil Wecomiii!', acli\t' at niidd. when they fet>d espt>cially upon 

 the iiiidei\!;roiind pait oi the sltMii of the plant. sometinu>s also upon its 

 roots or blades 



(iiiurtil l)( srri i>tii>n. TliestM'atiM'pillars (l''i^. 

 20, 22) !i\(M'a«i;(> about half an inch in l(Minth wIumi 

 full urowii, ar(> pinkish red or brownish, and eov- 

 tM(>d with rows o( coiiiparali\ ely smooth dark 

 spots, from tlu> ctMiter o\' t>ach o'i which s|)riiii;s 

 a ratluM' coai'S(» hair. rhe\ dith-r from cntworins 

 in lluar habit oi tpiickly w rii^i;Tm!:; away wluai 

 pickiHl u|) or disturbi'd, and makiiii;- activt^ efforts 

 ti) i>scapt\ Cutworms, on \\\c otluM" hand, :\vc 

 slu,n",i;'ish, and tak(> dlst mb;inc(> i|in(Mly, simply 

 ciuTmi;' up and takini!; tluMr elianci's. 



I iijuric,^. Not infrenueutly tlu> web worms 

 luM'ome so abundant as to cans(> brown or dead 

 (Mied spots in a lawn or meadow, sometimes, 

 indeed, in seasons unfavorable to (lit> growth o( 

 !.!;rass, di^ideniiii; lhi> turf ;is thoroughly as wliito- 

 j^rubs or cutw()rms can do. W'htMi land so in- 

 ft>st(>d is planted to corn, this plant is \ ery likt^ly 

 [o lu> he;i\ il\ ininrtnl, or t>\tMi comoliMt^K dc 



I'm. '.'(1. V\w .S,„l Wol. . • . 



worm yi'itimhus^: woli v<i> sti'oNi'd i>\er coiisidjM'a ble areas in e;irl\' sitrmg. 



i-..iiliiii>niK larva, at l>a.-*o of ,, • i-i i i 



yoiiiin ooiii piani; i>. c, u\ j lu> inpirN doiic IS soiuewliat lik(> that duo to 



jlinos lo loaC ami slon\, ' ' , • , , , , , 



cutworms, and is lai'i^ely uiuUm' i:;round, nut, on 

 the otlitM' hand, the stems jirt* rartMy complett^iy st<\ertHl until the whole 

 pl.'int is eaten ii(). Commonly [\w lirsl iiijurv [o {\\c plant is done by 



