Codliii  Moth. 
are  ])lacecl  rounil  the  tn>es  to  catch  the  weevils  that  may  be  dis- 
lodged and  the  pieces  of  hark.  These  are  collected  and  burned. 
It  would  he  useful  to  spray  the  tre(‘s  in  the  early  spring 
with  kerosene  emulsion,  made  by  dissolving  half  a ])ound  of 
soft-soap  in  boiling  water,  adding  two  gallons  of  kerosene 
or  paraffin  oil,  churning  the  mixture  with  a force  pump 
until  it  is  of  the  consistency  of  cream,  and  mixing  with  nine 
gallons  of  water.  This  should  he  sprayed  all  over  the  branches 
and  shoots  in  a fine  mist.  It  would  make  the  surroundings 
disagreeable,  and  might  prevent  the  weevils  from  laying  eggs 
in  the  S])rayed  buds. 
Codlin  Moth  {Carpocapsa  pomoiiella). — The  caterpillars 
of  this  moth  bore  into  apples  and  cause  them  to  drop 
prematurely,  to  decay  rapidly  when  stored,  and  to  spoil  the 
sample  for  market.  The  moth  lays  from  .oO  to  100  eggs, 
and  places  one  on 
each  apple  in  May 
and  June.  A cater- 
j)illar  comes  forth, 
and  bores  at  once 
into  the  apple, 
generally  at  the 
“ eye,”  making  for 
the  pips  on  which 
it  feeds,  and  when 
full  fed  it  makes 
•1  ivKC'iii-o  Fig.  8.— Fully-grown  larva  of  the  Codlin  Moth,  and 
.1  JMssagi  to  TIK  infested  apple. 
outside  of  the  apple 
and  falls  to  the  ground,  and  crawls  up  an  a])ple  tree,  remaining 
concealed  under  the  bark  or  among  lichens  and  mosses,  jiupating 
at  the  first  ajiproach  of  spring. 
To  jirevent  this  attack  it  is  desirable  to  fasten  bands  of  old 
oil-cake  or  manure  bags,  or  hay  bands,  tightly  round  the  stems 
of  the  trees  early  in  the  summer,  having  scraped  off  the  old 
bark  that  they  may  fit  closely.  These  must  be  examined  from 
time  to  time,  and  the  caterpillars  in  the  folds  destroyed.  It  is 
well  to  have  two  of  these  traps,  so  that  if  the  caterpillars  pass 
one  they  may  be  stojiped  by  the  other.  In  some  American 
orchards  the  trees  are  protecteil  by  ])ermanent  traps  of  wood 
and  tin.  “ Windfalls  ” or  “ drops  ” must  be  cleared  away 
often  in  iirfested  orchards,  and  disposed  of  at  once.  Sheep, 
hor.ses  and  pigs  are  useful  in  these  circumstances  in  orchards, 
!is  they  eat  the  drojis  ” as  fa.«<t  as  tlnw  fall. 
