FIGURE 13. METAL AND FELT BAND 

 Adjustable to trees of any size. Patented 1899 



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rom the 'trees and puts cotton between the nailed side and the tree to 

 make a close fit. Pie thinks this sort ot band would not cost more than 

 five or six cents a tree. A very neat, and, I doubt not, entirely efficient 

 band is one made by the Expansive Tree Protector Co., Rochester, N. Y. 

 This— figure 13— is a wide, flaring, galvanized iron band with a felt top 



where it fits the tree, which can 

 be put on or taken off in a very 

 short time, as it is held in place 

 by a spring and hook. Both 

 felt and metal are coated with 

 repellant substances. The first 

 cost of this band is considerably 

 more than that of most of those 

 mentioned, but it is much less 

 disfiguring, and can be removed 

 when no longer needed and put 

 away for another year. I see no 

 reason why, as the advertise- 

 ment claims, it will not last for years. If this is true these protectors 

 would not in the long run be at all expensive, for the first cost is not 

 great, fifteen cents for the first foot and five cents for each additional 

 foot. These bands can be bought from Mr. G. F. Wells, Burlington. The. 

 bands are made for trees of all sizes. 



Caterpillars were dislodged in great numbers from the large trees at*. 

 Montpelier last spring by streams of hydrant water, and were preventedl 

 from reascending the trunks by banding. Similar expedients are reported! 

 in use in New Hampshire and New York. 



DESTROYING THE COCOONS 



During the early part of July much may be accomplished by collect- 

 ing and burning the cocoons. Children might be employed at this work 

 and a relatively small amount of money could often be well spent in hiring; 

 them. This is open to some objection in places where parasites are 

 abundant, because these latter would perish with the rest. Ordinarily, 

 however, I do not think that as much harm would be done from killing 

 the parasites as good from the destruction of the larger number of the in- 

 jurious insects. If the parasites were sufficiently numerous to make it 

 worth while, the cocoons could be placed in a box, or barrel, and the top 

 covered with a netting which would let the small parasites escape but not 

 the moths as they came from the cocoons. 



CATCHING THE MOTHS 



This has been suggested by some writers, but I doubt if ordinarily very 

 much can be accomplished in this way. Traps of divers sorts have been 



