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The Tree and How it Dies 



sap, causing the leaves to curl up in little balls. 

 Another insect, the "leaf roller," rolls up the leaf 

 to cover its caterpillars. It sews the edges to- 

 gether, with fine silk threads, and there, hidden 



NEST OF CATERPILLARS 



from sight, the caterpillars live on the leaves. 

 And there are some insects, such as "wire 

 worms," that eat even the tree's roots. 



Thus the insects injure our trees in many ways. 

 Some trees lose their leaves each year, and, 



