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died befoi'e reaching maturity. Whether there are more than two 



broods in this State I am unable to say. 



The detailed descriptions of the various stages of these moths have 



been omitted as they would have but little interest for those for 



whom this bulletin was especially prepared. 



This insect is said to feed in Europe on plum, apple, mountain 



ash, rose, apricot, raspberry, bilberry, heath, hornbeam, hazelnu'., 



alder, willow, beech, birch, oak, pine and many other plant- 

 In this country it has been found feeding on the leaves of rose, 



plum, apple, quince, thorn, aspen, and birch. 



REMEDIES. 



As these three Tussock Moths are so similar in their generiii habits 

 they may be dealt with alike. They all pass the winter m the egg 

 stage on the old cocoons fastened to the branches of the trees, and 

 are easily seen during the fall, winter and spring while the trees are 

 bare when they may be removed and destroyed. If, however, they 

 have been neglected and allowed to hatch, the caterpillars may be 

 destroyed by spraying the trees with paris green in water, in the 

 proportion of one pound of the former to 150 or 200 gallons of the 

 latter. 



