THE STAGES AND LIVES OF THE GYPSY MOTH 

 Stages. Gypsy Moth. 



Egg Cluster 





*^. 



Usually on bark of tree; 



very rarely on leaf. 

 Robust, H to 2 inches long. 

 Light yellow or creamy. 

 From August to May. ~ 



Caterpillah. Full grown. 



Dark grayish or sooty. 



Double row of five pairs of 

 blue, followed by six pairs 

 of red spots along back. 



Moth. Female. 







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c / X • 



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3 



i. 



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.Wings spread 2\ in. 



Dingy-white, light- 

 ly streaked and 

 blotched with 

 blackish. 



No brush of brown 

 hairs at tip of ab- 

 domen. 



Does not fly, crawls. 



Winter Passed In eo^g stage- see above. 



Never as a caterpillar. 



Irritation of Human Skin Not caused by any stage. 



Most Effective Means of Control. 



Soak eggs with creosote in fall, winter, 

 or spring. 



