GIPSY MOTH AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH AND THEIR CONTROL. 13 



Burlap bands. Gipsy moth caterpillars usually seek shelter during 

 hot, sunny days, and if a band of burlap is attached to a tree large 

 numbers of them will crawl beneath it, where they may be crushed 

 each day. Ordinarily a strip of burlap about 8 inches wide is placed 



loosely around a tree trunk and a piece of twine passed around the 

 center and tied to hold it in place. After this is done the top part 

 of the burlap is folded down so that a double shelter is made beneath 

 it. The use of burlap bands has been discontinued to a great extent 

 during the last few years, owing to the expense involved and because 



