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Insect Pests. 



tire two pale, sometimes white, prominences on the ninth and twelfth 

 segments and traces of pale lines along the Ijody. 



Later in the year the similarity to the twigs is very marked and 

 even earlier, when the foliage is eaten, as is to Ije seen in the plioto- 

 graph shown hei'e (Fig. 08). In 1907 I found tin- larvte at AVye on 

 ajjple trees as late as the 2nd of November, at Avhich date they and 

 all preceding ones had entered the soil to pupate. 



TeE-VT.MENT. 



AA'liere they occur in any numljers it is well to have them either 

 hand-picked or the trees sprayed with arsenate of lead. As a 

 constant feeder on api>le and cherry we may e-\}iect tliat some day 

 it mav occur in undue nuniliers and call for definite treatment. 



THE CLOUDED DRAB MOTH. 



( Trrriioraiiqi'i Ini-crta. Huih.) 



The caterpillar of this moth has been reported by Mr. Getting ta 

 have attacked his apples near lioss. In his note he said: "It ia 

 astonishing \\ hat holes the caterpillar can eat in the frtiit." 



Fill. TiO. — I..MIV.V UF 'l\i III, 



Later, Jlr. (ietting \\-rote me that he had only found the two 

 actual caterpillars sent me, but that he had come across a good few 

 suspiciously eaten apples. " The first I sent 1 found actuallv eating 

 the apple " (2), Tins insect has also been sent from Kent, with a note 

 that it was harmful to the i'oliage of voung trees 



The noi'mal food plants of the caterpillars of the Clouded Drab 

 :\iolh (Tiriiinniiiipi-i iiirrrhi) are sloe, wdlow and oak. Taschenberg 



