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THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 



like this '^ a stitch in time" will save many times nine, for 

 from a single colony this year there may easily be a hundred- 

 next year and ten thousand the year following. 



During the period when there are no leaves upon the trees^ 

 the winter nests of this insect are easily recognized. They 





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Fig. 3.— First Nest of Brown-tail Motli found in New Hampshire. 



are composed of compact masses of leaves fastened together 

 by a firm silken web, and inside these leaves there will be 

 found two hundred or more small, brownish caterpillars^ 

 These leafy nests are especially likely to be fastened to the 

 ends of branches, and are very conspicu.ous. When spring 

 comes the little caterpillars leave the nests at the times when 



