Published monthly by the 



New York State Education Department 



■ ULLBTIM 3 79 JULY iyo6 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke Director 

 Ephraim Porter Felt State Entomologist 



Bulletin 103 

 ENTOMOLOGY 25 



THE GIPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS 



BY 



EPHRAIM PORTER KELT L). Sr. 



Introduction 5 



Gipsy moth 7 



Destructiveness 7 



Danger of spreading into New 



York 8 1 



Description 9 



I listory in America 10 



Life history 11 



Food plants 12 



Natural enemies 12 



Recommendations 12 



Bibliography 14 



PACK 



Brown tail moth 14 



Destructiveness 14 



Distribution 15 



Description id 



Life history 17 



Food plants [8 



Irritation caused by the hairs. 18 



Natural enemies 18 



Remedial measures iq 



Bibliography 20 



Explanation of plates 21 



Index 41 



