022 INSECT PESTS OF FARM, GARDEN AND ORCHARD 



brown color, with the head, legs and thoracic shield dark brown 



or black, .smooth and shiny. 



Life History. -The larvae hibernate in small, oval, silken cases 



attached to the bark of a twig. About the time the buds begin 

 to swell in the spring, the caterpillars 

 bore into them, thus early protecting 

 themselves from insecticides. As the 

 young leaves and flowers unfold, the 

 caterpillars form nests for themselves 

 by tying the leaves together, and de- 

 stroy the young foliage and flower buds, 

 but do not leave the nests in feeding. 

 In Xew York, they become full grown 



during June, and transform to pupa? in the silk-lined nests. 



About ten days later the moths emerge and lay the eggs 



singly or in small clusters on the under surface of the leaves. 



FIG. 477. The bud moth 

 (Tmetocera ocellana 

 Schiff.) twice natural 

 size. (After W. E. 

 Britton.) 



FIG. 478. Young apple leaves infested by the bud moth larva. (After 



W. E. Britton.) 



The egg is disk-like, much flattened, usually oval in shape, 

 and transparent, resembling a minute drop of water. The 

 eggs soon hatch and the young caterpillars feed on the under 



