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Excerpt from Natural History and Habits of the Codling Moth, or Apple Worm: Also, Notes on the Scale Insect "The Codling Moth is now one of the permanent institutions of the State, and fruit growing, or at least apple and pear growing, have been rendered very unsatisfactory and uncertain." - Sacramento Record-Union. To The Fruit Growers Of California And All Whom It May Concern: It is unnecessary for our purpose to detail the amount of damage done the apple, pear and quince crop of central California since 1874, by the insect pest known as the Codling or Apple Moth, as unfortunately it is too well known. In June, 1877, we commenced our investigations to obtain reliable information of the natural history and habits of this pest of the orchard, and respectfully submit the result. The moth belongs to the family Tortrices, the worm the larva of the Carpocapsa Pomonella (the Codling or Apple Moth). The moth passes the Winter in the larva state, and, in some instances, in the chrysalis form. The larva can be found under the loose bark, in the crotches or indents or cracks in the bark of trees affected the previous year. The larva found in apples, pears and quinces are the same species. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.