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PESTS OF ORCHARD 
AND SMALL FRUITS 
Fig. 431.— The Gypsy Moth. 
Adult female. Original. 
Evergreens may be protected by banding the trunks with tanglefoot 
Fie. 
432.— Winter nest of the Brown- 
tail Moth. Original. 
to prevent larve from crawling 
up into them after getting a start 
on deciduous growth near by. The 
same plan is useful to prevent in- 
jury to fruit or shade trees that 
have been properly cared for but 
are threatened by larve coming 
from egg masses in stone walls or 
on neglected growth close at hand. 
In woods of mixed growth it is 
advisable to remove all hard wood, 
leaving only a stand of pure ever- 
green, since the larve cannot live 
on evergreens until half grown. 
The Browntail Moth 
(Euproctis chrysorrhea Linn.) 
Throughout winter the small, 
compact nests of this insect are 
conspicuous on the tips of twigs 
of many species of orchard and 
shade trees and shrubs. A typical 
nest usually includes two or three 
