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THE APPLE. 



bands of burlap, or even paper, six inches wide, are fastened 

 around the trunks not later than the first of June, the worms and 

 chrysalides of this moth will be found under them and may be 

 easily destroyed. The bands should be examined about once in 

 ten days until the last of August. 



The most common way of protecting against this insect is by 

 spraying the trees just after the blossoms fall, when the apples 

 stand upright, with Paris green and water, at the rate of one 

 pound to two hundred gallons. When the trees are sprayed to 

 prevent scab the Paris green may be added to the Bordeax mix- 

 ture at the rate of one pound to two hundred gallons of the mixture. 

 FALL WEB- WORM (Hyphantria textir). This resembles the or- 

 dinary tent caterpillar in having a tent, but is smaller in size. It 

 appears in the late summer and fall. It is quickly seen and easily 

 destroyed by cutting off the twig on which the web is found and 

 destroying the caterpillars, or by spraying the foliage with Paris 

 green, as recommended for tent caterpillar. 



APPLE CURCULIO (Anthwomus q-uadrigibbus) . This is a snout- 

 beetle which cuts small holes 

 in fruit as it feeds, and also as 

 a place for its eggs. The lat- 

 ter soon hatch a small grub, 

 about one-half inch long. The 

 special injury to the fruit 

 comes from the hard knots 

 that form around the hole, 

 which makes the apples 

 gnarled and of poor quality. 

 (See Figs. 66 and 67.) 



REMEDY. This insect 

 breeds mostly in the wild FIG. 



haws and wild crab apples, size; b and c, the beetle much enlarged. 

 and destroying these generally results in lessening the damage to 



the apples in their vicin- 

 ity. The windfalls should 

 be destroyed, and pastur- 

 ing hogs in the orchard is 

 probably the easiest way 

 to accomplish it. Spray- 

 ing the fruit with Paris 

 green and water, as recom- 

 mended for the tent cater- 

 pillar, is a satisfactory 

 remedy and may be usad 



FIG. 67 Apple curculio. a. Pupa stage; to supplement the other 



remedies meBtioned. 



Apple C'urculio; a, natural 



