INSECTS AND DISEASES 



passed in the soil. The next summer the fly 

 again emerges and lays Its eggs. 



Spraying is not effective against this Insect 

 as the poison cannot be placed where It will be 

 eaten by the maggots. The best known remedy 

 Is to destroy the fruit which drops to the ground 

 and for this purpose hogs in the orchard are 

 very effective. The distribution of this Insect in 

 the orchard Is limited and it has shown a 

 marked preference for summer and autumn 

 varieties. 



3. The Bud Moth closely resembles the 

 codling moth In form and size, but differs from 

 It in color and life history. The larvae, after 

 hibernating through the winter, appear as little 

 brown caterpillars about Nlay first or as soon 

 as the buds begin to open, and a week or two 

 later begin their work of destruction. They 

 Inflict great damage on the young leaf and fruit 

 buds by feeding on them. When full grown the 

 larvae, cinnamon brown in color with a shining 

 black head, are about one-half Inch long. They 

 then roll themselves up In a tube made from 

 a leaf or parts of leaves securely fastened to- 

 gether with silken threads. In this cocoon pupa- 

 tion, which lasts about ten days, takes place. 

 Early in June the moths appear. There is but 

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