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The under surface had a reddish hue. and a central dull reddish line, bordered <m 

 each side by a faint white stripe, edged again without by dull red. The feet were red- 

 dish, with the spaces between them yellowish green. On the 11th of June the larva 

 fastened itself up in a leaf, preparing for its next change. 



During the middle of August fresh looking specimens of the moth were caken again 

 on the wing, 



From the preceding facts the following summary of the history of this insect may 

 be given : — The larva, which had bybernated during the winter, entered the chrysalis 

 state in early spring, which produced the moth about ten days afterwards. The moths, during 

 the next few days, pair and deposit their eggs on the foliage of the vine, which hatch into 

 small caterpillars early in June. During this month they attain their full size, pass 

 through the chrysalis state, and appear as moths again in August. These latter deposit 

 the second crop of eggs, from which the larvse are again produced, which attain nearly 

 full growth before winter, and pass that inclement season in a state of torpidity. 



Where their numbers are sufficient to prove troublesome, we can only suggest as^ 

 remedies the measures already so often adverted to, viz., syringing with hellebore and 

 water, and hand-picking. This insect is also found on the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis 

 quinquefolia. ) 



Although very generally distributed, the Grape Cidaria seldom appears in sufficient 

 numbers to cause alarm ; like most other insects, they are much more plentiful some 

 seasons than others. Mr. Bowles, of Quebec, informs us that they were very common in 

 his vicinity several years ago, but have been comparatively rare since. D. W, Beadle 

 says they are seldom seen about St. Catharines. In our own neighborhood we rarely 

 pass a season without seeing a good number of them. 



No. 7. — The Common Yellow Woolly Bear (Spilosoma virginica, Fabricius). This 

 insect is so well known in the caterpillar state, that it scarcely needs any description ; any 

 one who has had a garden in which fruits or flowers of any sort have been grown, must 

 have become familiar with the yellow Woolly Bear, for, of all caterpillars, none are so 

 common or so uniformly troublesome They seem to have an especial liking for the grape,, 

 but are not at all particular, lor if they cannot get vine leaves, they will take almost 

 anything else green, and thrive on it. 



The moth from which the larva is produced is shown in Figure 44, where the cater- 

 pillar and chrysalis are also figured. The 

 moth is commonly known as the " White 

 Miller." It passes the winter in the chry- 

 salis state, and appears on the wing early 

 in May, depositing its round yellow eggs 

 on the under side of the leaves in large 

 clusters. These, in a few days, hatch into 

 young hairy caterpillars, which feed for 

 a time in company, devouring, at this 

 tender age, the under side of the leaf onlyj 

 which is less tough than the upper ; the 

 skin over the eaten parts soon becom- 

 ing yellow. It is not for long that their 

 powers for injury are so limited. When 

 they have a little more growth, they part 

 Color - (a) yellow or brovvu ; (b) shiny brown ; company with their fellows, each one choos- 

 (c) white, black and orange. ing his own course, and living to himself, 



and by this time their appetites and digestive powers have become so good that they can, 

 and do, eat freely all parts of the leaf. 



The full-grown caterpillar, Fig. 44 (a), is nearly two inches long, and usually of a 

 yellowish color, but not always so, for they vary greatly in the tint of their hairy cover- 

 ing. From the same brood may be found some yellow, some straw color, others light 

 brown, and some even very dark brown, but the yellow is by far the most common color. 

 The head and feet are usually yellow, and the hairs arise in little tufts from small yellow 

 tubercles, arranged nearly in rows across the body. In the spaces between the segments 



