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PRACTICAL TREE REPAIR 



First among the carpenter worms is the leopard 

 moth, introduced from Europe some thirty years 

 ago. Many trees, fruit and shade, are attacked 

 by it. The larva, which reaches a length of two 

 inches, is yellowish or pinkish, with a dark spot 



Circular 109, Bureau of Entomology 



The leopard moth, a, adult female; b, adult male; c, 

 larva ; d, empty pupal 



at each end. It is sparsely hairy and covered 

 with prominent tubercles. The moths are hairy, 

 with semi-transparent white wings dotted with 

 dark bluish or greenish spots. They appear dur- 

 ing summer, beginning in May. The eggs are 

 laid soon after, and the young grubs burrow into 



