. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. 144 Insect Pests. It is most abundaBt in Surrey. A correspondent, writing from Woking, states that lie is much troubled with it, and that he had used lots of mixtures and kept brushing in summer, but without success, liecently I learn that this nurseryman is coping with the root form. Numerous inquiries have come from Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Sussex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. In Wales I have found it in abundance amon
. The insect and other allied pests of orchard, bush and hothouse fruits and their prevention and treatment . Insect pests; Fruit. 144 Insect Pests. It is most abundaBt in Surrey. A correspondent, writing from Woking, states that lie is much troubled with it, and that he had used lots of mixtures and kept brushing in summer, but without success, liecently I learn that this nurseryman is coping with the root form. Numerous inquiries have come from Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Sussex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. In Wales I have found it in abundance amonost young trees imported from the Midlands at Criccieth, also at Carnarvon and Bangor ; in Monmouthshire it was noticed in some gardens. This record of locali- ties could be still further increased. Besides being known under the popular name of Woolly Aphis, it is frequently spoken of as " American ; The reason for this is ditticult to understand, for it is undoubt- edly European, and we are also equally certain that it was introduced into America, just as it has been into Africa and Australasia, with imported stock. It attacks practically all varieties of apples in this country. In Australia (5 and 6) it is found that apiples grafted on Northern Spy and Majetin stocks do not sutler from the ground form, and these are now solely used for this purpose. Mr. Lounsbury, Coverument Biologist at the Cape, tells me that no apples unless on these stocks are allowed to be imported into Cape Colony, and that their i'> lud to be tlie same there as elsewhere. The " May ^ uiuue in Cape Colony (9). This is a very importan t' these stocks are used in this country. Nurserynie, e spoken to about the subject ha\'e expressed their opin .luversely, but I am not aware that anyone has tried thein in this countrv, and until this is done one must naturally believe not oiilv wliat such great experts as Mr. French, the (lovernment Entomologist of A'ictoria,. .ll' ANl
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