Tussock Moth
the Dasychira pudibunda, a grayish-white moth about TUSSOCK MOTH an inch long, the caterpillars of which do great mischief in hop grounds, and are known as hop dogs. The caterpillar TUTICORIN is delicate green in color, with brushlike tufts of yellow hairs on several of square miles. the segments. It feeds on leaves through- out the summer, becomes a hairy chrysalis about September, and emerges as a moth in the following spring. A hard syringing is recommended if the caterpillars are present in large numbers.