The practical fruit grower . dry sub-stance near, or in the the latter part of June thefly (Fig. 70, b,) escapes from the cocoon and lays more eggs,which hatch out, and the second brood appears just as the fruitis beginning to ripen, and often strips the vines of leaves in a fewdays, leaving the half-ripened fruitonly. Remedy.—The best and safestremedy is Pyrethrum powder, ap-plied just at night. It is a sureremedy, and is harmless, whilehellebore, so often recommended, ^although nearly as effective, is *very poisonous, and cannot be usedwith safety when the fruit is ripen-ing. Plant
The practical fruit grower . dry sub-stance near, or in the the latter part of June thefly (Fig. 70, b,) escapes from the cocoon and lays more eggs,which hatch out, and the second brood appears just as the fruitis beginning to ripen, and often strips the vines of leaves in a fewdays, leaving the half-ripened fruitonly. Remedy.—The best and safestremedy is Pyrethrum powder, ap-plied just at night. It is a sureremedy, and is harmless, whilehellebore, so often recommended, ^although nearly as effective, is *very poisonous, and cannot be usedwith safety when the fruit is ripen-ing. Planting a few HoughtonSeedling gooseberry bushes amongthe currants will aid in the de-struction of the worms, as theyhave a great liking for the tenderleaves of this gooseberry, and themost entirely upon them. Athe Currant and gooseberry,the crop. Imported Currant Borer (jEgeria tipuliformis) burrows in the interior of the stems, so weakening them that they cannot ustain the weight of the fruit. Fig. 73 shows the female moth,. Fig. 71. first brood will be found al-few other insects are injurious tobut none that seriously endanger 94 THE CURRANT WORM. and b, Fig. 74, the larva which hatches from its eggs and does themischief; a, Fig. 74, is the chrysalis. Cutting out and burning
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