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Insect Pests. 



[E. Tuuile. 

 FIG. lb.— FF.MAl.]-: AMI MALE LACKKV JUiTH^ 



as they S'toav, Ijein,!;' liluisli-i; 

 segment next the head and alsc 

 orange -red stripes iiiii 

 along each side, and lie- 

 tween tlie two lowest of 

 these is a ln'oad lilue 

 stripe with little black 

 specks, these lirilliant 

 lines being sejiarated liy 

 black and lilack spotted 

 with blue; a ]iure «diite 

 line runs down the luick, 

 with a narro\\' dark line 

 on each side. The whole 

 larva, has upon it rather 

 rusty hairs, which are 

 darker above tlian at the 

 sides. When lull ^i-own 

 the caterpilhir readies 

 1^ inch in length. ( )n 

 warm days tliey nia\- 

 often be i'ound in batches, 

 several lying parallel to 

 one another, either on 



dark centi'al depression, and are 

 leadily seen on the shoots. About 

 the end of A]>ril they hatch out. 

 The yiinug caterpillars are i[uite 

 dark at first and somewhat hairy. 

 A'ery soon they commence to form 

 a web of fine silk, enclosing a few 

 lea\'es, and l)eneatli this they con- 

 tinue to feed for some time. As 

 tliey grow, the silken Iiouse is 

 I'nlarged until it may reach over a 

 foot in length. At first the larva' 

 seem to feeil entirely under the 

 tent, but as tliey grow they spread 

 out over the trees and feed upon 

 the foliage, returning to their web 

 at night and in dull wet weather. 

 They become lirilliant cnloured 

 rey, with two lilaidv sp(.its on the 

 :> two on the liluish-grey head ; three 



\l!nrii,Y Kii,.il,l. 

 Flc; 111. — ('ATKl;l'll.l,Al; mF l.\rKF\ Molll. 

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