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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



REMEDIES. 



Natural — This small moth is preyed upon by several parasites 

 that attack the larvae and hold the pest in check. Some of the 

 cocoons probably suffer somewhat from inclemency of the weather. 

 Possibly birds may eat them but we find no record of observations. 



Artificial — (a) Jar the trees when the larvae are full grown and 

 they will suspend themselves by threads and can be swept down 

 by a broom and killed by hot water or crushed. 



(b) Apply kerosene emulsion with a spraying pump to the 

 branches in winter tbat bear the cocoons. The same application 

 might be made for the first brood when the foliage is on. Strong 

 soap suds alone probably would kill them. 



(c) If in small numbers the cocoons can be removed during 

 the winter months by the hand. 



The Disippus Butterfly. 



Limenitis disippus, Godt. 



Order Lepidoptera. 



We receive the larvae of the above species occasionally on 

 account of the fact, that the second brood of larva? hybernate when 

 about half grown and make a beautiful hybernaculum that is sure 

 to attract attention, also the larvae is highly ornamented with 

 colors and tubercles, and quite noticeable. The eggs are beauti- 

 fully reticulated, small and laid on the under side of the leaf near 

 the end. Most people are surprised to learn that those grotesque 

 larvae and odd hybernacula pertain to one of our common butter- 



FlG. 9. 



flies. Fig. 9 a shows the form of the full grown larvae, b, the chrys- 

 alis, c, the hybernaculum in which the half grown larvae of the fall 



