The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-25
THE COOLING MOTH.
RFMEDIES-No. I.

10 This moth is seldom seen as it fiit
o about in the evening, and its color
g favorable to its net being observed
= 1t is at this time lin the tWilight) tbs
it visits the apple, pear and quinc
: trees, when they are in blossom, ant
the young frui! is just being deye
: oped. Into the young apple
pear, or ounce the moth lays an egg
which soon matches in warm weather
and from the moment OF birth i
feeds on the apple until it is ful
grown, during which time it eats its
way to the core, where it enlarges the
cavity by eating the best part OF the
fruit and filing the space with its
filth. The worm then makes pre-
lparation for changing its state
into q cbrysslis, go as to again
become g moth and perpetuate its
species, To 90 this, it bores its way
out of the apple from which it lets
itself down by silky thread when it
seeks for place of concealment to
enter into the ohrysalis state.
Il is at this time q very simple
affair to entrsp the worm, by putting
pieces of CID mating or cloth round
the apple trees, into the folds of which
the larYa will creep 10 escape observa-
ton. Every few days these pieces of
mating or cloth can be examined
and the worm destroyed. This has
to be done systematically by one who |
understands the habits of the"mcths,"
and who will either crush, or better
still, burn them. AS a general thing
the young apples when infested with
larva become "6ind-fall," and the
slightest shake will loosen them from
The tree. If these fallen apples are
examined the lsrva will be found.
For this reason such apples should be
gathered up regularly and destroyed, Il
not thrown carelessly on to dirt
leap, as the larya would then escape
md, if sufficiently mature, perpetu-
tie its kind. The better way Is in all
asses to burn all fruit that prema-
1rely falls, and place the ashes on the
round for fertilizing purposes.
Care should also be taken in rooms I
here apples, pears or ounces are
ored, that there shall be no outlet y
II the moths to escape, for they fire. 3
1ently mature in such place from .
nit which is infected, as may be u
1own by the hultsring of the moths u
ben a candle is taken into dark 81
,pla rooms; or they may be devel- ="
sd from the pupa or chrysalis con- P
ined in packing boxes in which sp- u
es have been stored.
Nothing has yet been eeid OF rem.
les for the evil by washes and cl
ringing, but simple precautions th
at can be resorted to without any th
pense or danger. Besides these it,
ethods the bark of tress may be az 81
lined, under which the nests may be e1
Ind and the larva suugly enscouced co
srein. The cracks and seams In
old boarding and fences may also I'll
examined proftably, but carefully, fu
: the mischief is not ended by re
erely scraping the nests of the
ards. These creatures are very =
lacious of life; even lime-wash does 20
t destroy them unless the nest in ou
lich they dwell ia broken. III
The appearance Of the lsr7a when ssee
g cover of the winter nest is re- IA
1ved is that of a email caterpillar ~
rm, of a yellowish-white color all = Z
ing the body, and the head dark "a
1Wn. When il is remembered that
CD female lays never less than 200 DIV
4 frequently SEQ eggs, it is easy ~ =:
see the importance Of destroying w
cry codIing moth or apple worm. Ioi
CURATOR. pa