THE STAGES AND LIVES OE THE GYPSY MOTH 
Stages. Gypsy Moth. 
Egg Cluster 
Usually on bark of tree; 
very rarely on leaf. 
Robust, 1| to 2 inches long. 
Light yellow or creamy. 
From August to May. 
Caterpillai:. Full grown. 
Dark grayish or sooty. 
Double row of five pairs of 
blue, followed by six pairs 
of red spots along back. 
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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 egg stage — see above. 
Never as a caterpillar. 
Irritation of ITuman Skin Not caused by any stage. 
Most Effective Means of Control. 
Soak eggs with creosote in fall, winter, 
or spring. 
