THE CODLIN MOTH. 



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THE CODLIN MOTH (Carpocapsa pomonella ) . Fig. 40 is an 

 Apple injured by the codlin moth ; e, larvse escaping ; f, moth at 



Fig. 40. 



rest; y, same with its wings spread; d, chrysalis. This is perhaps 

 the most injurious insect that attacks the fruit of the Apple. 

 It flies. at night, and lays its eggs in the calyx or blossom-end of 

 the fruit after it reaches a half inch in diameter. The egg 

 hutches, and the fruit is destroyed, as shown in the figure. At 

 maturity, the worm comes from the Apple and forms its cocoon 

 under the bark of the tree, upon boards, fences and other dry 

 places. 



Remedy. Pasturing the orchard with swine or cattle will 

 destroy many of the worms that fall with the fruit, while a large 

 number of fowls in the orchard will generally attend to all that 

 may come out of the Apples before they fall. The cocoons may 



also be trapped under bands of straw or cloth put around the 

 trunks of the trees, and examined occasionally during the summer. 



