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Excerpt from Papers on Deciduous Fruit Insects and Insecticides: The Codling Moth in the Ozarks; The Cigar Case Bearer; Additional Observations on the Lesser Apple Worm; The Pear Thrips and Its Control; On the Nut-Feeding Habits of the Codling Moth; Life History of the Codling Moth in Northwestern Pennsylvania The first article, on the codling moth in the Ozarks, is a report on two years' study of the life history of this insect, which is very destructive in that locality. For the first time three generations of larvae have definitely been established. The cigar case-bearer, treated in the second paper, is an insect that periodically attracts attention by reason Of its injuries. During the outbreak of this species in the general region Of North East, Pa., during the season Of 1908, exceptional opportunity was presented for a study Of its life history and habits, as detailed in the paper in question. 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.