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THE GYPSY MOTH. 



disposing of the moth but will remove harboring places 

 for other insects and render the locality more healthful and 

 wholesome. The agents of the Board of Agriculture have 

 found it necessary to remove, burn or bury many of these 

 accumulations of debris in order to secure the destruction of 

 the moth. 



Destroying PupcB and Moths. 



As the eggs of the gypsy moth hatch in the months of 

 April, May and June, the larvae feed in the latter part 

 of April and during the months of May, June, July and 

 August. In July and August all forms of the moth may 

 be found together in the same locality. Pupae and moths 

 are found upon the same trees, under the same burlaps and 

 in the same rubbish heaps with the larvae ; therefore no 

 special measures are taken to destroy these forms of the 

 insect. They are searched for in all the hiding-places which 

 shelter caterpillars, and are destroyed by the same means. 

 The white female imagoes are especially noticeable when 

 resting on the bark of trees. They may be found in July 

 and August, and, as they do not fly, they may be readily 

 captured. 



A Summary of the Methods most Useful to the 



Farrier. 



Unless sufficient appropriations are made to exterminate 

 the gypsy moth or to hold it in check where it now is, its 

 rapid increase and spread over this and other States will 

 probably follow. In case of the permanent cessation of 

 public exterminative or preventive work, the labor of hold- 

 ing the gypsy moth in check or of repressing its destruc- 

 tive outbreaks will devolve upon the citizen and especially 

 upon the farmer. 



In considering the methods most useful to the farmer for 

 the destruction of the gypsy moth, it is well to inquire, first, 

 what class of farming crops are most liable to injury by the 

 pest. As the gypsy moth feeds by preference on trees, shrubs 

 and foliaceous plants, those farmers who devote themselves 

 entirely to dairying or grain raising will be likely to sufier 

 least. Market-gardeners have less to fear from the gypsy 



