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trees in the early morning when sluggish, letting them drop in a 

 tared or oiled surface, or they may be poisoned with a spray of 

 arsenate of lead, 8 Ibs. to 200 gals, of water, or \y 2 Ibs. of paris 

 green to 200 gals, of water. 



The beetles occasionally do serious damage to melon vines. 



Work of Diabrotica sorer on orange leaves. 



The Coddling Moth 



(Carpocapsa pomonella) 



This the most troublesome pest of the apple, lives in the form 

 of larva, or pupa, during the winter, in the ground or in any shel- 

 tered place available, and on the arrival of spring, assumes the form 

 of the adult moth and begins laying eggs, mostly on. the upper sides 

 of the largest of the new leaves. The eggs are flat, transparent, 

 and about the size of a pinhead. 



