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The black grosbeak is another variety that deserves encouragement in every way, for it eats the chrysalis of the codling-moth that is so serious a foe to our apple crop.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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The codling-moth of the apple causes a greater money loss than any other enemy of fruits.
Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Mary Huston Gregory
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The codling-moth, or apple-worm, is another enemy that should be fought resolutely, for it destroys millions of bushels of fruit.
The Home Acre Edward Payson Roe 1863
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