. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 505. —'Work of the Gooseberry Fruit--vvorm. Slii:l>tb enlarged. Original. Hand picking is often tlic simplest means of control. If necessary, Paris green or arsenate of lead may be applied in order to stop a bad outbreak, but if the fruit is of good size, it \Yill not be safe to use it. Plowing or cleaning up rufibisli in the fall will help to re- duce injury the following season. The Raspberry Span-worm (Si/nchlora Lvrata Fab.) The fruit of rasplierries some- times is eaten by gra>'ish or yellomsh
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 505. —'Work of the Gooseberry Fruit--vvorm. Slii:l>tb enlarged. Original. Hand picking is often tlic simplest means of control. If necessary, Paris green or arsenate of lead may be applied in order to stop a bad outbreak, but if the fruit is of good size, it \Yill not be safe to use it. Plowing or cleaning up rufibisli in the fall will help to re- duce injury the following season. The Raspberry Span-worm (Si/nchlora Lvrata Fab.) The fruit of rasplierries some- times is eaten by gra>'ish or yellomsh span-wonns, tlii-ee fourths of an inch long when mature. They are peculiar in their habit of decorating themselves with bits of flowers or leaves stuck. Fig. 506.—Adult of the Gooseberrj- Fruit-woriu. Slightly enlarged. Orig- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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