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PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 



Fig. 431. — The Gypsy Moth. Adult female. Original. 



Evergreens may be protected by banding the trunks with tanglefoot 



to prevent larvae from crawling 

 up into them after getting a start 

 on deciduous growth near by. The 

 same plan is useful to prevent in- 

 jur}' to fruit or shade trees that 

 have been properly cared for but 

 are threatened by larvae coming 

 from egg masses in stone walls or 

 on neglected growth close at hand. 

 In woods of mixed growth it is 

 advisable to remove all hard wood, 

 leaving only a stand of pure ever- 

 green, since the larvae cannot live 

 on evergreens until half grown. 



The Browntail Moth 



(Euproctis chrysorrJwea Linn.) 

 Throughout winter the small, 

 compact nests of this insect are 

 conspicuous on the tips of twigs 

 of many species of orchard and 

 Fig. 432. - Winter nest of the Brown- ^^^^de trees and shrubs. A typical 

 tail Moth. Original. nest usually includes two or three 



