CARE OF CATERPILLARS AND MOTHS 41 



mens of dead moths should be packed in a cork-lined 

 box, and this box put into a larger one, with loose 

 crushed paper, excelsior, or hay between the two 

 boxes. 



Eggs may be sent in quills with the ends stopped 

 with cotton, in hollowed cork, or in flat tin boxes. If 

 there is any chance of their hatching on the way, tin 

 boxes with leaves should be used. Quills sometimes 

 break under pressure, and are not as safe as tins. A 

 tin bean-shooter cut into two-inch lengths is better 

 than quills, though not always as easy to get. 



Pupae should be rolled separately in strips of damp 

 cotton cloth and packed very carefully in substantial 

 boxes. 



