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Remedies .—There are several species of insects that are parasite on 
the Apple-leaf Crumpler, and on account of these, orchards are not 
often seriously injured Dy them ; but sometimes young orchards be¬ 
come so covered with them as to interfere with the growth of the 
trees. Then the crumpled leaves may be picked off in the winter or 
early in the spring before the leaves come out and the worms de¬ 
stroyed by crushing the cases or burning. A somewhat better plan 
has been reccommended of taking the crumpled masses containing 
the cases to some distance from the trees, and leaving them in a pile 
where they can find no food. The worms will starve, but the para¬ 
sites they might contain would be preserved to help destroy the 
future brood. 
Spec. Char. Moth .—Expansion of wings .70 of an inch. Length of 
body .30 of an inch. General color light cinereous, varied with dusky. 
A row of about seven subsemilunar or linear dark spots on outer mar¬ 
gin of fore wing. Then one-fourth of the distance to the body a wav¬ 
ing light cinereous band parallel to the exterior margin, marked on 
each side with dusky black. Nearly at the center a much abbrevia¬ 
ted black band. Beyond the center on the costal margin a subtrian- 
gular dusky black spot, the apex of which connects with the apex of 
a much larger subosoiete triangular brick red spot which extends to 
the interior margin, and is bounded on the outside by a wavy light 
cinereous band, which is again bounded by a wavy dusky black band 
proceeding from the apex of the costal triangle. Base of wing dusky 
black, enclosing a small round light cinereous spot. Hind wings and 
all beneath light cinereous, shaded with dusky, the fore wings darker. 
Tarsi dusky, with a narrow light cinereous fascia at the apex of each 
joint. Hind tibia fasciate, with dusky at the apex, sometimes ob¬ 
scurely bifasciate. Intermediate tibia fasciate with dusky at the cen¬ 
ter, the facia generally extending to the base, but becoming lighter. 
Anterior tibia dusky, with a narrow apical light cinereous fascia. 
Palpi, both labial and maxillary dusky.—Walsh. 
Besides the apple, this insect may be found on the cherry, quince, 
crab-apple and plumb. 
Phycita (Acrobasis) juglandis, LeBaron.—The Walnut-leaf Crump¬ 
ler or Case Bearer. 
Fig. 47.—The Walnut-leaf Crumpler. 
The leaves of black walnut 
and hickory are sometimes eaten 
by a case bearing insect very 
much resembling the preceding 
save that it is a more uniform 
dull green and its case is straight 
instead of horn shape. It at¬ 
taches the small end of its case 
to the leaf stalk between two 
leaflets, usually about the mid¬ 
dle of the leaf, and fasten¬ 
ing the leaflets together with 
silk, feeds upon their tips while 
the remaining portion forms a 
protection and shelter. The 
