Show INJURIES BY THE in i laet last few years pest hue HAs abandoned evergreens and attacked many deciduous tree trem by L tho the tough silken bags hanging fron from limbs and twigs of evergreen shade and nd fruit trees in the winter are fa to many farmere farmers throughout th the arx how low birds destroy the woodpeckers and blackbird breal break through the tough silk bags the th birds birda are very helpful in the wai war fare against this pest country ahe caterpillar which make makes these iese is commonly called a asket or in tho the past pas it has been more or less troublesome esom on Q evergreens ever greens but in the last few te years it has become destructive to t many deciduous trees and shrubs the its rapid increase and spread of the pest post to orchards and to shade trees and or na mental shrubs tn in cities parks and cemeteries have occasioned a great deal of loss in the past three or four years the Is easy to control at least upon trees of moderate size there are two methods of destroying the pest by collecting all of the bags and by spraying with poison it the Is to restricted to only a few trees one can easily collect all of the bags in the winter when the leaves are off this method Is ia in common use and Is entirely effective if carefully done it does not work so well on evergreens and of course is out of the question in very large orchards or groves in such cases it Is nece sary to spray when tho the young cate cater pillars begin to feed upon the foliage in the spring early spraying should be practiced pr as tho the pest Is destroyed deft den troyed beford the foliage Is consumed consume el the first regular application of poison for the codling moth juet just after the bloe blos fall in the spring will also con arol the in orchards one careful application of poison before the first of june will usually control the pest either upon fruit evergreen or shade trees |