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Apple Tent Caterpillars continued. 



Remedies. — Arsenites. as for cod 1 in -moth. Burn out nests 

 with torch. Pick off. egg-masses from twigs during winter 

 and spring. 



Tussock-moth {Orgyia Uucostiuma. Sm. and Abb. ). — A hand- 

 some caterpillar, an inch long, bright yellow with red mark- 

 ings, very hairy. Eats the leaves. 

 Remedy. — Arsenites. 

 Twig-Borer i Ampliicenis (Bostrichus) bicaudatus. Say). — Beetle, 

 three-eighths inch long, cylindrical and dark brown, boring 

 into twigs of apple, pear and other trees. The beetle enters 

 just above a bud. 

 Remedy. — Bum the twigs. Catch insects in mating season. 

 Twig-Pruners (Elaphidion parallelum. Xewm..and E. villosum, 

 Fabr.). — Yellowish white larvae, about a half inch long, 

 boring into young twigs, causing them to die and break off. 

 Remedy. — Bum the twigs. 

 Apricot. Pear Twig-Beetle. See under Pear. 



Plum Cubcuxjo. See under Plum. 

 Asparagus. Asparagus-Beetle (Crioceris asparagi, Linn.;. — 

 Beetle, less than one-fourth inch in length, yellow, red and 

 shining black, "with conspicuous ornamentation, feeding upon 

 the tender shoots. Larva feeds upon the leaves and tender 

 bark. 



Remedies. — Freshly slaked lime dusted on before the dew 

 has disappeared in the morning. Poultry. Draw the hand 

 over the stalks from bottom to top. crushing the beetles : 

 repeating two or three times during the season will keep 

 them in check. 



Aster. Aster-Worm. A small larva boring in the stem of gar- 

 den asters about the time they begin to flower, causing the 

 heads to droop. 



No remedy is known, but all infested stalks should be 

 burned. 



Bean. Be as - - Weevil or Bea^-Blg (Bruchus obsoletus. Say>, — 

 Closely resembles the pea-weevil, which see for description 

 and remedies. 



Bag-Worm or Basket-Worm [Thyridopteryx t phe merer formis. Haw) . 

 — Larva working in singular dependent bags, and feeding 

 upon many kinds of trees, both evergreen and deciduous. 



