CODLING MOTH 



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It was estimated that 

 in 1898 the injury done 

 by the codling moth to 

 the apple and pear in- 

 dustry in New York 

 State alone amounted to 

 $3,000,000. By apply- 

 ing a spray containing 

 some poison just after 

 the blossoms have fallen, 

 the codling moths may 

 be destroyed. The spray 

 should not be used while 

 the blossoms are fresh, 

 because then the help- 

 ful bees which visit them 

 are killed, and no harm 

 is done to the destructive codling moths that come later. 1 



Figure 31. — Protective Coloration. 



Figure 32. — Yellow Swallowtail. 

 Gathering honey from lilacs. 



FIELD, LABORATORY, OR 

 HOME STUDY OF MOTH S 

 AND BUTTERFLIES 



These insects are easily 

 collected and are interesting 

 to study. From late in the 

 spring until October you can 

 find lame and pupa?. Some 

 of the leaves upon which the 

 larvae are feeding should be 

 collected. The larva 1 should 

 be placed in jars provided with 

 soil and some leaves. Arrange 

 the cocoons and pupa? which 

 you find as suggested in tin- 

 following table. 



1 The life history of the peach-tree borer and monarch butterfly may be 



assigned in this connection. 



