. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. lu.^ects, Injurious to the Strairherri/. 449 back of the larva and tliou iiluiigc tliuir Loaks into tlium just lieldnd the head ; soon alter this the Liv\-a fdckeiis and dies. Tliis predaceous enemy was sent nie in ixOi; froni Caulerhiiiy and from Kimbolton in 1 luntingdunshire. A I'lingus, known us CcD'iIi/irjis i'ii/oiniirrJii~<(, has lieen fouml invading these lav\-a' (1) near :\[aidstone and also at Wve. This pavasiti(; fungus completely invades tlie l
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. lu.^ects, Injurious to the Strairherri/. 449 back of the larva and tliou iiluiigc tliuir Loaks into tlium just lieldnd the head ; soon alter this the Liv\-a fdckeiis and dies. Tliis predaceous enemy was sent nie in ixOi; froni Caulerhiiiy and from Kimbolton in 1 luntingdunshire. A I'lingus, known us CcD'iIi/irjis i'ii/oiniirrJii~<(, has lieen fouml invading these lav\-a' (1) near :\[aidstone and also at Wve. This pavasiti(; fungus completely invades tlie larva' and replaces every ]iart of tlieir liodv. They may freituently he found covereil witli a coarse wliitc ]uvc(.'lium, forming. :i!)o.—LAra'A iAI:lij;.\ SWIFT \ln'll[ A'l'TACKl']! Cniiliicepx e,ilui,if>nin:„. a mossy-like growth. Later, a curious large fruitdjearing body (Fig. '-i'.io) about 1 incli huig makes its appearance and grows up into the air. This peculiar growth is reddish-l)r(jVv"n in colour, darkened towards the tip, and from tliis body "spores" are jiassed out o\-er the soil and thus fresh lar\;c are atfected. These so-called " A'egetable Caterpillars" have also found at Hitchin by Cook (7). The Swifts or Kejjialida' are particularh' liable to be invaded hj this and other ('iwiIi/rqK. Pjiea' anjj A good deal of good may be done in an infested Ijed by constant hoeing; nurnljers of the whitish larva' will then lie destroyed. This should be folli:)«'ed liy a top dressing of some noxious substance, and for this soot has been found excellent if worked into tlie soil around the plants. At other times it completely fails. Kainit and muriate of ])0tash have both been used with beneficial results, wood ashes have also been found deleterious to them. The Ijest results I have had ha\e been with gas lime and vaporite. This is one of those attacks that can only be checked with patient work, for it seeirrs that if le
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