324 INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE STRAWBERRY 



June, and appears as a moth early in July. The fore wings 

 of the moth are reddish brown, streaked and spotted with 



black and white, as 

 . 335. shown in the figure at 



c; the hind wings and 

 abdomen are dusky; 

 the head and thorax 

 reddish brown. When 

 expanded, the wings 

 measure nearly half 



an inch across. The eggs for the second brood of larvae are 

 deposited during the latter part of July, the larvae attaining 

 their full growth towards the end of September, when they 

 change to chrysalids, and remain in that condition during 

 the winter, producing moths the following spring. 



This species is sometimes very destructive, when the plants 

 should be sprinkled with a mixture of powdered hellebore 

 and water, in the proportion of an ounce to the pailful, or 

 the rolled leaves maybe gathered and burnt, or the plantation 

 ploughed up in the autumn or early in the spring, and the 

 insects destroyed by burying them; in replanting, avoid using 

 plants from infested districts. 



No. 193. The Neat Strawberry Leaf-roller. 



Eccopsis permundana (Clemens). 



This pernicious little caterpillar appears just about the 

 time that the strawberry blossoms are opening, and delights 

 to form its protecting case by drawing the flowers and flower- 

 buds together into a ball and to feast upon their substance, a 

 peculiarity which renders its attacks much more injurious than 

 any mere consumption of leaves would be. The larva is of 

 a green color, with the head and upper part of the next seg- 

 ment black. When full grown, it is about five-eighths of 

 an inch long, is very active in its habits, and wriggles itself 

 quickly out of its hiding-place when disturbed. Late in 



