New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06

is the vaporer.moth,' probably because tho males
are seen hyIng about ostentstiously or 'vaporng'
by day, when most other moths keep conceaeu' A..
The other species appeared 10 Leiong " tn
clisiocampa or tentcaterpillar species, rela'eu
to the "lackey caterpillar" OF Europe vi theso
Harris says:
The eggs from which they Matched are placed
Of rim or bracelet consisting of three four hundred
eggs in the form of short cylinders standing on their
ends close together, and covered with thick coat Oh
brownish waterproof yarnish. The caterpllars come
forth with the unfolding Of the leaves The first signs
of their activity appear in the formation OF little an
guar web tent somewhat resembling spider wen,
stretched between the forks of the branches little
below the cluster OF eggs Under the shelter oi to
tents. in making which they all work together, the cat
erpars remain concealed at all times when not en-
gagged In eating In craving from twig 10 I"Ig h u
leaf 10 leaf they spin from their mouths slender hun
tents and as they go forth and return IN Mes one
another, their pathways IN time become wen caIPv,
As they increase in and size they enlarge he ,e,
surrounding 1t from time TO time WIN new aS q 80,
webs till at length ii acquires diameter OF elg vi ""
inches They come out together at certain nos ~ ore
and all retire at once when their regular m s and
do not venture from their shelter When fully grown
these caterpilars measure about Two inches ~ a.. ,he
back, from end to the other is whtsn nne, "s
each side OF which, on yellow gou tTt ioWer down
become mingled together and form proad long, h
black stripe, rather row of bsck Spots Tn U not.
ring I'm the middle of each OF which is small piue spot
below this is narrow wavy yellow iine; anu oTef
still the sides yariegaed with me @ ~ t6
nra1 adj dnsEy color of the under side of the body;
fhe Ton of tie eleventh ring is "a small blacklist and
ba I rv p waTt and The whole body is very sparingly
clothed with short and soft hairs, rather tmcker anu
longer upon the sides than elsewhere: ,.
The moths appear in great variety in July flying about
and often entering the houses at night Al TINS une
they lay their eggs selecting the wild cherry ana apple
trees in preference 10 most others These insects, be
they the most common III an parts OF tHe
country, are generally known as - The caterpiilars,
and they are the worst enemies Of the orchard They
completely strip the trees Of their foliage during the
seven week of their caterpillar form; and the trees III
those orchards and gardens where they have been
suffered to breed for succession OF years become pre-
maturcly old III consequence OF the enoiIs my az
obliged TO make to repair at unreasonable time the
loss OF their foliage. and are rendered unt anu
recipes the destruction Of these insects nave been
published and recommended but have faled 10 eNtr-
inmate them. and indeed have done but little to lessen
their numbers. In order TO insure complete success
esgs Ii only G %a S be DE The
be sought for in the winter and the early part Vi ne
easily discovered at this time, and may be removed by
the thumb nail and forefnger Nurseries ana the lower
clusters of eggs during few visits made at the proper
season. During The cary part 0i a season, "ned men
the nests are small, and the citeTplllars young ana
tender. and at those hours when the insects arr
together in their common habitdton brush OF small
mon OF sponge may be dipped into refuse soapsuds,
strong whtewash cheap OIL and thrust into the nest
pillars with the liquid, which VIII Kill every one IL
touches.
Mr. Halstead said that he thought the proper
way 10 get rid of the caterpilars was TO brush tne
from the trees while they we're in the arva or
worm STATE "The eggs" SAID he, y" Will fall TO the
ground with the leaves, and as o precautionary
measure all the leaves which iall to the glound
this autumn should be burned The use of any IN
secticide now would be futile. Only tue mature
insects about ready to die anyhow would he DIS
posed OF; the eggs well wrapped up IN their
coverings would not be affected at all These cater
pillars do not produce brood after brood IN q
season, but the eggs deposited the year before 90
not all hatch out at the same time. but come AT III
tcrvals through the summer, thus really giving the
appearance of broods. The wet weather we had
last month undoubtedly helped the development oil
tl,. llnrS nd roll
rant vegetation that Is feeding them so well. do
not anticipate a great deal OF permanent injury TO
the trees TINS year. but must be taken 10 pre-
vent the return of the catcrpilars next Ill any
such force or there may be serious results"