268 PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 
The eggs are laid in a compact mass, encircling a twig, and remain 
where placed until the following spring. The caterpillars hatch as 
be destroyed by burning with 
a torch, selecting a time 
when the caterpillars are at 
rest on or in their web. 
Original. 
Fic. 374.— Nest of the Tent Caterpillar. 
; ; Fic. 376. — Adult of the Tent Caterpillar. 
Caterpillar. Original. Original. 
They will be found there when the weather is cloudy or stormy, or 
early in the morning before the sun is well up. Instead of burning, 
the nests may be sprayed with 25 per cent kerosene emulsion or with 
