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PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 



Fig. 526. — Section through apple showing characteristic 

 work of the Codling Moth. Original. 



The adult is an inconspicuous, brownish moth, and emerges in the 

 spring from a cocoon usually located under rough scales on the bark 

 of the tree. Eggs are laid on leaves or some- 

 times on the fruit 

 itself. 



Fig. 527. — Larva of 

 the Codling Moth. 

 Slightly enlarged. 

 Original. 



Fig. 528. — Cocoon of 

 the Codling Moth un- 

 derneath a piece of 

 bark. At the top, the 

 pupa. Original. 



makes its way to the 



nearest apple and 



enters the young fruit through the calyx end 



of its life inside, and when mature, eats its 



Fig. 529. — The Cod- 

 ling Moth. Adult, 

 slightly enlarged. 



Original. 



. It feeds for the rest 

 way out, travels to a 



