The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-01-08

segment of the body above become
cutie conspicuous.
Thirty DAYS Of Feeding.
According to our breeding cage
record, thirty days Of feeding are
sufficient to mature the larvae. which
then ceases to feed. and in q few days
more changes to the third. or chrysa-
lis (pupa) stage, usually among the
curled leaves which 1t has tied to-
gether with the silk threads above
mentioned. The first egg Matching no.
ticed at Canon City this year was on
april %. and the first pupae on Juns
8. Other observers have reported lar
vac becoming fulfilled in eighteen to
twenty dsys.
About ten days (eight to eleven
according to our reeords) after be-
coming a chrysalis. or pupes. the
chrysalis wrigglcs itself nearly out
os the leaf cluster enclosing it. wher.
IL clings to the silken threads by a
cluster OF small booklets at the tail
end of the body. In this position the
chrysaiis soon splits along the back
and the winged adult insect or moth
appears. On first appearing the wings
are crumpled and small in appear
ance, but in a few moments expand
to their full size. After resting for a
few moments. or possibly an hour. the
wings have become sufficiently dried
and firm so that the insect Is able to
take wing and fly.
The Moth.
"The moths measure from ten to
thirteen millimeters, or from three
eights to four-e.ghts OF an inch in
length with the wings closed; the ex-
I.anse of the fuli-spread wings usu-
ally varies Between eighteen and
twenty-five millimeters. or from elev-
en-sixteenths to one inch: the pre-
vailing color is a rusty brown, vary
ing In typical specimens from rather
light to quite dark. and there is al
ways present a large pale yellow 10
almost white diagonal patch on the
front or caustal margin OF the wing a
little beyond the middle; a smaller
light area occurs on the front mar
Gin Of the wing about halfway be-
tween the large light area and the
base OF the wing.
Food Plants.
"The apple seems to be the favor
itc food OF this species OF leaf roller.
Plum, cherry and pear trees are sub
ject to attack. but to n less extent
than the apple. Peach trees seem to
NC
'In addition to the fruit trees to
which 1t does its principal damage. IL
very frequently attacks currants.
sooseberries. raspberries. roses. pop
lars. elms, locusts; in fact. when food
becomes scarce 1t seems to attack al
most any kind Of green foliage. 1t has
been seen feeding on alfalfa In or
chards where the leaves had been
practically all destroyed from the ap-
pie trees, and the worms had fallen
TO the alfalfa which was growing be-
tween the trees. In one case some
onion plants were seen that had been
fed on slightly. A species OF cerco-
carpus which grows in the foothills
OF Colorado Is also attacked by them.
After Prof. Gillette had finished his
Instructive talk. Mr.. q. NJ. Rice, J. p.
Farmer and J. w. Dunlap gave their
personal experience with leaf roller
control
Mr.. Rice Makes Hit.
Mr.. Rice was the first to speak and
his humorous and witty accounts OF
his trouble with the leafroller tool,
the large audience by storm. Never
before In many years have the men,
hers Of the society had such a good
inuzh and seldom hefore has anv