sount, and niglit watches instituted with the view of counteract- 
[ this insidious foe, and with good results, as many as eighteen 
ndred having been killed by one fruit-grower in one' night.” 
‘Their manner of life may be thus described: The moths from 
ich the worms are produced appear on the wing during the month 
August, * and soon after pair and deposit their eggs on the ground 
on some plant or other substance near the ground; they 
)bably hatch in the fall, and feed for a time on the leaves of 
iss and .other plants then abundant; and after attaining but a 
iall measure of their growth, they burrow into the earth, and then 
nain in a torpid state during the winter; but the warmth of 
ring revives them, and soon they are abroad and active. During 
3 first few weeks, while they are still small, the quantity of food 
3y consume is not sufficient to attract much attention; but as 
3y approach nearer maturity, that is, about the time when the 
ses first put out their tender foliage, the quantity of food they 
nsume is enormous. In the day time they rest tolerably secure 
>m harm, by burrowing a short distance under ground, and towards 
?ht they sally forth from their hiding places to begin their work 
destruction. They are extremely active in their movements, and 
tvel over quite a space of ground in a very short time, eating 
nost everything green in their way; they climb the trunks of 
;es, and not only the young foliage, but the buds also, leaving the 
abs almost bare, and before the light of another day dawns they 
jreat to their hiding places and rest in quiet. When full-grown 
ey burrow deeper into the earth, and form for themselves an oval 
il or chamber, in which they change to chrysalis, and from which 
e moths are produced early in the autumn to continue the race. 
this instance these caterpillars took a decided liking for the 
'awberry vines, and in spite of the most vigilant search for them, 
y after day and night after night, they defoliated a large patch 
the vines to such an extent that they were utterly ruined, 
iarly all through the month of June they literally swarmed, and 
arcely a night passed without considerable damage being clone by 
em.” 
Concerning remedies for its attack he adds: “The battle must be 
aght with this insect while in the larva or caterpillar state, and 
en the surest way of disposing of them is to catch and kill them. 
r searching around the vines just under the surface of the ground 
iring the day, many may be turned up and destroyed, and by in- 
ecting again at night when they are active and busy, their ranks 
ay be still further thinned, and by continuing this treatment, day 
ter day, they may no doubt be kept under. Probably dusting the 
aes with hellebore would poison them as it does other leaf-feeding 
sects; this measure is at least worthy of a trial.” 
