irregular bands across the fore wings. It is somewhat smaller than 

 the female moth, and flies actively with a zigzag motion. Unlike 

 most moths it flies in the daytime and rests at night. The females 

 are white in color, and have irregular dark brown bands or markings 

 across the wings. In size, it is from one and one-half to two and 

 one-half inches between the wing-tips. It is much heavier than 

 the male, and seldom if ever flies. It moves, if at all, only a short 

 distance from the place where it emerged from the pupa case. This 

 characteristic of the female moth prevents the rapid spread of the 

 insect through its own efforts. 



OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE. 



1. Care should be used not to transport the insect on wagons, 

 autos, and other vehicles, and on lumber, wood, rubbish, etc., from 

 infested districts to places not now infested. 



2. It is forbidden by United States law to send live insects or 

 insect eggs through the mail, or from one State to another by any 

 public carrier. Parties finding suspicious insects, therefore, should 

 notify this office at once, and an inspector will be delegated to in- 

 vestigate, or else directions will be sent for killing the insects in such 

 a way that they can be safely sent to this office and still be in shape 

 for identification. • 



3. Egg clusters should in no case be scraped off from the trees, 

 or taken by anyone from the places where they are found, without 

 permission from this office. 



4. Intentional carrying of live insects or egg masses of the gypsy 

 or brown-tail moths from one place in the State to another is strictly 

 forbidden.* 



5. Property owners will greatly facilitate the work against the 

 insect by cleaning up and burning old rubbish, filling holes in trees, 

 removing dead wood, and, in general, removing any hiding place 

 where the insect is likely to find a refuge from the search of the 

 inspectors and their men. 



