THE stagp:s and lives of the gypsy moth 



Stages. Gypsy Moth. 



Egg C1.USTE11 



Usually on bark of tree; 



very rarely on leaf. 

 Robust, 1| to 2 inches long. 

 Light yellow or creamy. 

 From August to May. 



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Caterpillak. Full grown. 



Dark grayish or sooty. 



Double row of five pairs of 

 blue, followed by six pjiirs 

 of red spots along back. 



Moth. Female. 



A. 



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f 



.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 egg stage — see above. 



Xever as a caterpillar. 



Irritation or Human Skin Not caused by any stage. 



Most Effective Means •>!• Contkoi- 



Soak eggs with creosote in fall, winterj 

 or spring. 



