INSECT PESTS ASD DISEASES. 



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above mentioned, greyish-brown, spotted with orange, 

 and thinly hairy. It comes forth in May, June, and 

 July, and commences to feed on the leaves of the trees. 

 The perfect moths appear at intervals from January till 

 April, and have much stouter bodies than any of the 

 above mentioned. 



REMEDIES. Should this moth occur in conjunction with 

 the Winter Moth, the application of the stern bands will 

 have to be continued from the end of September till 



FIG. 41. THE SMALL BRINDLED BEAUTY. 

 A MALE MOTH. B FEMALE. C CATERPILLAB. (Natural Size.) 



Christmas, and the syringing and other remedies should 

 be adopted as for the Winter Moth. 



THE PALE OAK BEAUTY (fioarmia consortaria), Fig. 42. 

 This is another oak moth, which, like many others, is not 

 confined to that tree ; but attacks the apple and various 

 other fruit trees. The perfect insects measure from If 

 in. to 2 in. across the wings ; the females are somewhat 

 larger than the males, and, like them, are winged. The 

 fore wings are pale-greyish, dusted with dark brown, and 

 marked transversely with three rather wavy dark lines. 

 The hind wings are greyish- white, [with two wavy dark 



