4 CONTENTS. 



Paf 

 Four Principal Leaf-eaters— Continued. 



THE FALL WEB-WORM— Continued. 



Proportionate injury to different plants and shade-trees 43 



Peculiar effect of defoliation upon some plants 45 



Enemies of the Web-worm other than insects 46 



Predaceous insect enemies „ 47 



Fungus diseases of the Web-worm 49 



Experiments to obtain percentage of diseased caterpillars 50 



True parasites of the Web-worm 51 



Telenomus oifidus Riley 51 



Meteorus liypliantrice Riley 52 



Apanteles liypliantr'w Riley 53 



Limneria pallipes Prov 55 



Tacliina sp 55 



Secondary parasites 57 



Summary of the habits of the four species 59 



Remedies and preventive measures 61 



Winter work 61 



One simple preventive remedy for all 61 



Pruning and burning 65 



Mulching 66 



Influence of tree-boxes GQ 



Whitewashing of trunks , 67 



Birds : The English Sparrow 68 



The future of our trees— Pruning 69 



Trees which are uninjured 70 



Good and bad effects of our trees 70 



Prospects the coming season. Conclusion 71 



INDEX 75 



