THE GOAT- MOTH. 3T 



PREVENTIVE AND REMEDIAL T MEASURES. 

 On emerging from, the pupal condition^the moths are often 

 seen resting on the trees, and during May the caterpillars are 

 also often found on the bark, in both cases they should be des- 

 troyed. The pupae maybe hooked out of the entrances of the 

 tunnels in June or July with a piece of strong wire, bent at one 

 end. 



FIG. XVI. PORTION OF ASH TREE WITH LARVA in situ. 



For preventing the moth depositing her eggs in the crevices 

 of the bark, Mr. Theobald ( ) recommends smearing the trunks 

 over in May with a mixture of clay and paraffin and soft soap, 

 made into a thick paint and smeared thickly around the base, and 

 all over the trunk up to eight feet. This mixture is said to answer 

 much better than the clay and cow-dung generally used. 



For killing the caterpillars, paraffin, paraffin 'emulsion, 

 tobacco-water, etc., squirted into the tunnels have been recom- 

 mended ; also the fumes of sulphur and tobacco blown into the 



I. Second Rpt. Econ. Zool. 1904, p. 83. 



