THE GYPSY MOTH. 



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Fig. 2.— Egg masses of Gj'psj- Moth on bits of bark cut from tree trunk, 



natural size. 



LIFE HISTORY. 



Like all insects of its class, the gypsy moth passes through 

 four different stages during its life history. 



The Egg. — (Figure 2.) The eggs are laid in July and 

 August, in a mass of 400 to 500, covered with yello\vish 

 hairs from the body of the female. The individual mass is 

 of an irregular oval shape, one and one-half by three-fourths 

 inches, as shown natural size in Figure 2, and is usually 

 deposited on the bark of trees, but where abundant on 

 fences, stones, buildings, etc. 



