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The illustration shows a curious insect called the hag moth 

 caterpillar, Phobetron pithcciuui. It is brown in color, and 

 would hardly be taken for a caterpillar at all. It has no legs, 

 and crawls about in much the same manner as the snail. The 

 body is provided with curious appendages, irregular both in 



Fig. 9. — The Yellow-Necked Caterpillar, Daiana viiiiistra Drury ; 

 natural size. This caterpillar was common in 1901 and 

 devours the leaves of all kinds of fruit trees. A full-grown 

 caterpillar is shown at the left. 



shape and in number. Wherever this insect causes injury — 

 and it frequently does to the pear — it can be prevented by an 

 application of the poison to the leaves. As a matter of fact it 

 is seldom abundant enough to cause serious damage. 



One of the species abundant last season was the yellow-necked 

 caterpillar, Datana ministra. This is found upon nearly all of 



