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The eocoiiii within -which the ]Hi]inl stage is jiassed is iliiiihle. cimsistiii;; of 

 a close, dense, white siiindle-shaped inside cocoon. V-k "i. in length, enclosed in 

 a network or loose, open bag of large meshes. % in. by Vs i"- The inside 

 <'(>coon is apparently open at one end. for in nearly every iust.-nice the l;uval 

 liead and skin are pnshed ont into the onter cocoon. 



Specimens of the apple-frnit miner confined in a jar liaving a layer of 

 moist earth at the botti>m. anil containing, also, loose pieces of bark, invariably 

 choose the latter to spin iijion. the cocoons being generally placed deep in a 

 crevice, or midcr a flake of bark. 



Tiic moth is a very slender insec-t. measuring •'■s-inch .across the expanded 

 wings, rinier wings .are silvery-gray in I'Oloiir. mottled with darker patches. 

 Al(aig the inner ni.argin. from the base to the middle of tlic wing is a broad 

 silvery band of white ending .abr\i]itly on the inner margin, but in a spur 

 rnnning backwards at the outer angle of the band. This is followed by a 

 conspicuous, black patch, which, widest at the inner margin, runs diagonall.v 

 l).ickwards across the wing: next to this is an elongated triangular white 

 patch mottled with lirown. having the base ou the inner margin of the wing 

 a:id the apex elongated and directed backwards towards the flp of the whig, 

 which terminates with an eye-like spot somewhat like a peacock's feather. 

 The dark gray lower wings are heavily fringed all round with long silky gray 

 hairs, as also is the lower apical margin of the upper wings. The frontal 

 tuft and the thorax are of the same silvery-white as the broad bands on the 

 uiiper wings, whicli come together when the wings are closed and. joining with 

 the thorax, form a contiimons white dorsal stripe from the front to half way 

 down the wings, where it is cut off by the dark Ijands which cross the wings 

 diagonally. The two white triangular patches also come together when the 

 wings are closed, forming a crescent-shaped saddle toward the tip of the wings. 

 ■\Vlien at rest the posterior end of the body is raised up at an angle of 45 

 degrees and the insect is supjiorted on four legs very widely separated. At 

 such times the moth bears very little resemblance to an insect and may 

 <-ertainly lie easily overlooked. 



There is little doubt th.-it this insect is indigenous in this rrnvince. and 

 wlien its iirojier food is abinidant. would be of sm;\ll consc(picnce to fruit- 

 growers, but it should certainly ]-cccivc attention when minici-nns in orcluinls. 

 as, if allowed to increase unchecked, its present habit of feeiling upon eulti- 

 v.-ited fruit only occasionally may become changed, and yearly attacks the rule 

 instead of the exception. 



Tlie life liistory of the insect, so far as known, does not disclose any 

 vulnerable point of attack b.v means of spraying, but their numbers may be 

 reduced by a systematic yearly destruction of iill infested fruit, and by 

 destroying, so far as possible, all crab-apple trees an<l bushes in the vicinity 

 of orcliards. 



Infested wild crab-ajiple fruit turns black and may be readily distinguished 

 on the trees by the dilt'erence in colour between this and souiul fruit. It has 

 been ob.served that specimen larv;e were read.v to sfiin u]) early in August, and 

 destruction of infested fruit must necessarily \h' ilone sutlii-icntly early to 

 catch the larva before this takes place — to be of any service. 

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