Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-09-09
The Apple Worm.


citation. the following description of the ap
rcarancc and character of this insect
! " lmoug the insects that have been brought
to America with other productions of Europe,
may hr mentioned the apple worm, as it il
here called, which has become nnturalizcd
wherever the applc-trrc has been introduced
The apple worm has been long known in Eu-
rope, and its history has been written by Ro-
sci, Rcaumur, kollar, Wcstw0od, and other
European natupilists. At various times, be-
/ tween the middle of June and the first Of Ju-
! ly, the applc-worm moths may be found
/ They are sometimes seen in houses in the
evening, trying to get through the windows
| into the open air, having been brought III with
! fruit while they were i'll the caterpillar state.
Ihcir fore wings, when seen at distance,
/ have somewhat the appearance Of brown wa
/ tered silk when CLOSELY examined. they will
! he found to be crossed hy numerous gray and
brown lines, ,rallorcd ike the plunugc of a
bird; and near tine hind angle there is large,
oval, dark brown spot, the edges Of which arg
of u bright copper color. The head and tho
ray are Of Il brown mingled with gray and
the hind wings and abdomcnarc light yellow
>h brown. with the lustrc of satin. Its
wing, expand thrcc-quartrrS of an inch
This insect l. readily distinguished from 9th
or moths by the large, oval, brown spot, cdg-
w WIN 'VI'I'l ''l'l. wv tn' lilll'T ludTRln
"i each of the fore wings. During the latter
part Of June and the month of July, these
ruit-lnoths fly about apple-trees every eve
ming, and lay their eggs on the young fruit.
Ihry do not puncturc the apples, but they
drop their eggs, one by one, in the eye or hol-
low at the blossum4end of the fruit. where
the skin is most tender. They seem also to
seek for carly fruit rather than for the late
kinds. which find are not SO apt to be
worny the thin skinned summer apples
The cgg- begin to- hatch in few DAYS after
they are laid, and the little apple-wUrms or
catrrpillaro produced from them Immediately
burrow INTO the apples. making their way
gradually from the eye towards the core
ummoulY only one worm will he found in
the same apple; and it is 50 small ut first,
that its presence can only he detected hy the
nruWni>n powder it throws out in eating its
way through the eve. The body of the young
insect j. OF Il whitiSh color it, head is heart
slaIcd and black the top of the first ring or
collar and of the last ring is also black and
there are eight little blackish dots or warts,
arranged in pairs. ON each of the other rings.
As it crows Older it, body becomes lesh-col-
ored Its head, the collar, and the top of the
last ring, turn brown, and the dots are no
longer To be seen. In the course of three
weeks, or Il little more. it comes to its full
sine. and meanwhile has burrowcd to the core
and through the apple in various directions.
!" get II" I'll '"c rc'uNt lr"-"icn'S W i'S r'''
II -l'"S a rV"nu h''1 through tilt N''e o' llo
"lll'' anu t''ruS'9 t''''n ""' ~ ''' oir,.H.
l"'""7" .''lH n''' ''H' t'T I'm in''.I "''N'' ~
'>"l" "i''t u'c 'll"t "'!'H IT, 'i'' S'ou"n
am" t'' ''lH"T ol t'ir iru'' - Nc'i A'""n !"
h' haSt'neu ny 'hH INJURY II mas received WIN
w. Whcn Sehcr'''s causes 1t u ''lcu "oiolo
ITS time.
''ot' "'''i I'.I az ""'' NV" ~ ui:Vi' .hI H.
worms leave them and creep into chinKs in
tnr bark oi tine trees or lh'o o'ller sheitrreo
';t .t',;n li.,, I,,r, aa.h nn,
;',s f'r ;tS,Jr '.,,,,n" ~ .ilLnn 's,ss os thin.
,,li;.,,' ,'nI ,,l,i+na. ti,,nn I,,r.r Snme If
49,, a,,i, ,or,m. mrnr,,Iv rnr earliest. ar,
said lI kollar to cnanrc to- chrvsalids imme-
JintrE nitrr their coroons are made. and ina
few day. more turn to moths. come out and
law their crrs for IA second generation of the
worms: ami hence much fruit will be found
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