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AGRICULTURE. 



CATERPILLARS. We already know that there are many 

 kinds of caterpillars, and that they are larvae hatched from 



Fig. 58. The tent caterpillar, a and b are caterpillars on 

 the web, c is a mass of eggs, d is the cocoon containing 

 the chrysalis or pupa. The female moth is above. 



the eggs of moths and butterflies. Tent caterpillars live in 

 ngsts and strip the trees of their leaves. Any nests seen on 

 the trees or bushes should be carefully removed and burned 

 whenever observed. These caterpillars come out of their nests 



