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Remedies. Arsenical baits. 



Elm. CANKER WORM. See under Apple. 



BAG WORM. See under B. 



ELM -LEAF BEETLE. (Oalleruca xanthomelcena 

 Schr. ; order Coleoptera.) A small beetle that eats the 

 green matter from elm leaves, giving the tree a scorched 

 appearance. 



Remedy. Arsenites. 



FOUR-STRIPED PLANT-BUG. (Poecilocapsus lineatus 

 Fabr. ; order Hemiptera.) Bright-yellow hug, with 

 black stripes. It punctures the young leaves and shoots 

 of a number of plants. 



Remedy. Kerosene emulsion. 



Gooseberry. CURRANT BORER. See under Currant. 



FOUR-STRIPED PLANT-BUG. See under F. 



GRAIN MOTH. See under Corn. 



GRAIN WEEVIL. See under Corn. 



Grape. APPLE-TREE BORER. See under Apple. 



CURCULIO. (Craponius incequalis Say; order Cole- 

 optera.) A small black or grayish larva; infests the 

 grape in June and July. Discolors the berry around 

 the little black hole of entrance. 



Remedies. Jar the beetle off in sheets, as with the 

 plum curculio. 



GRAPE SLUG OR SAW-FLY. (Selandria vitis Harris; 

 order Hymenoptera. ) Larva yellowish green; about 

 one-half inch long; feeds upon the leaves. Two 

 broods. 



Remedies. Arsenites. 



GRAPEVINE FIDIA. ( Fidia viticida Walsh; order 



