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Fig. 2.—View of parasite laboratory at Melrose Highlands, 
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. Fig. 1.—Roadside oak in Brittany, with leaves ragged by 
gipsy-moth caterpillars. Fig. 2—M. René Oberthiir, Dr. 
Paul Marchal; with roadside oaks ragged by gipsy-moth 
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. Fig. 1.—Caterpillar hunters in the south of France, under M. 
Dillon, 1909. Fig. 2.—Packing parasitized caterpillars at 
Hyéres, France, for shipment to the United States, 1909. __.. 
. Fig. 1-—View of interior of one of the laboratory structures, 
showing rearing cages for brown-tail moth parasites. Fig. 
2.—Box used in shipping immature caterpillars of the gipsy 
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. The gipsy moth (Porthetria dispar).........................- 
. The brown-tail moth (Euprociis chrysorrhwa).................- 
. Fig. 1_—Boxes used in 1910 for importation of brown-tai!l moth 
caterpillars; with-tubes attached directly to boxes. F ig. 
2.—Interior of boxes in which brown-tail moth caterpillars 
were imported, showing condition on receipt. Fig. 3.— 
Boxes used in shipping caterpillars of the gipsy and brown- 
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Fig. 1.—Headgear devised by Mr. E. S. G. Titusasa protection 
against brown-tail rash. Fig. 2—Show case used when 
opening boxes of brown-tail moth caterpillars received from 
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. Fig. 1.—Large tube cage first used for rearing parasites from 
imported brown-tail moth nests and latterly for various pur- 
poses. Fig. 2.—Method of packing Calosoma beetles for 
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Fig. 1.—Egg of gipsy moth cont aining developing caterpillar 
of the gipsy moth. Fig. 2.—Egg of gipsy moth, containing 
larva of the parasite A: faaiaieee bifasciztus. Fig. 3.—Egg of 
gipsy moth, containing hibernating larva of Anastatus bifas- 
ciatus which in turn is parasitized by three second-stage 
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Fig. 1.—View of cage used for colonization of Anastatus bifas- 
ciatus in 1910. Fig. 2.—Views of cage prepared for use in 
colonization of Anastatus bifasciatus in 1911............... 
Outdoor parasite cage covered with wire gauze. 
Outdoor parasite cages covered with cloth... ................ 
View of large cage used in 1908 for tachinid rearing work... ..- 
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