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PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 



The eggs are laid in a compact mass, encircling a twig, and remain 

 where placed until the following spring. The caterpillars hatch as 

 soon as the foliage is out. 



Nests and caterpillars may 

 be destroyed by burning with 

 a torch, selecting a time 

 when the caterpillars are at 

 rest on or in their web. 



Fig. 374. — Nest of the Tent Caterpillar. 

 Original. 



Fig. 375. — Egg-mass of the Tent 

 Caterpillar. Original. 



Fig. 376. — Adult of the Tent Caterpillar. 

 Original. 



They will be found there when the weather is cloudy or stormy, or 

 early in the morning before the sun is well up. Instead of burning, 

 the nests may be sprayed with 25 per cent kerosene emulsion or with 



