Show TENT CATERPILLAR DOES MUCH DAMAGE Insect Was in Great Evidence Last Year and Promises More Destruction This Summer J The apple tree caterpillar which was in great evidence last year is promisIng promising promising promis promis- ing more destruction during the tho comin coming com com- in ing season Prof M. M A. A Cobb of the agricultural department of the Central Central Central Cen Cen- Michigan Normal school finds that there are millions of egg masses mases fastened fastened fas Las on the limbs of the tho fruit and i forest trees These masses can b be gathered and destroyed at this season of at the tho year and it it will do much to reduce the number of ot the pests that come out next season Last year many orchards were neaily near nea nearly ly defoliated by the tent caterpillar and large apple apple- trees were found which contained from two to fifteen tents tenta Tho growers often orten burned them I. I out with torches before they had consumed consumed consumed con con- all the foliage on the tho tree but tho the difficult work 1 in f thickly infested orchards and where th thy thu egg masses can be destroyed that is the surest way of reducing the number of ot the tho troublesome pest |