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P^OUR Allies of the Winter Moth. 



barrel-shaped eggs in series ot rings round the small twigs, 

 as shown in Fig. 2. When the buds swell the caterpillars 

 are ready to attack them. They are pale green in coloun 

 with yellowish-green lines down the back, and greenish spots 

 here and there about 1 1 inches long, and not unlike the 

 Winter Moth caterpillars, but they are longer, of a more 

 decided green, and not so thick as these. Like the cater- 

 pillars of the other moths described above, they pupate 



The March Moth \Anisoptcryx cEscularia). 



Male Moth, natural size. i. Female Moth, natural size. 



Caterpillar, natural size. lA, Female Moth. 



2. Twig, with eggs. 



in the ground, but the pupae are enclosed in long oval 

 earthen cocoons lined with silk. The pupa is brilliant 

 brown with a green shade. 



Prevention and Remedies. 



The same methods of prevention as recommended for 

 adoption against the Winter Moth must be adopted with 

 regard to the four moths that have been described and 

 figured above. 



The most important of these is banding the trees with 

 sticky substances to entrap the crawling wingless female 

 moths and to prevent them from going up the trees to lay 

 eggs upon them ; or by putting an apparatus made of wood 

 and tin or other materials to keep them back. Cart-grease 

 put thickly on bands of grease-proof paper, like that used 

 by grocers, is the best substance for this purpose. It 

 should have no tar in it, as this injures the trees. In 

 the case of old trees with thick bark, the roughest part 

 of the bark must be scraped off to allow the bands ot paper 

 to be fitted close to the trees. Bands, made of old oilcake — or 



