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emerges from the pupa case and from the tunnel in the 

 cane. The time occupied in the life-cycle of this insect is 

 about fifty days. 



Fig. 62 Moth borer. 



(a) female moth ; (h) wing of male ; (c) pupa. 

 {From V. S. Dept. Agric.) 



Enlarged. 



X2 



Fig. 63. Moth borer 



Adult in resting 

 position. Enlarged 



Control. No canes should be used 

 for planting which give evidence of the 

 presence of moth borer ; all so employed 

 should be treated with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture. The dead shoots which occur 

 owing to the attacks on the young canes 

 should be cut out ; but in order for the 

 removal to be effective, it must be done 

 before the base of the shoot has begun 

 to decay, since the caterpillar leaves the 

 decaying shoot and attacks another. 

 Also, it is necessary in cutting out dead 

 shoots to make the cut below the borer, 

 so that it will not be left behind. Dead 

 shoots should be collected and fed to 

 stock as soon as possible after cutting. 



As the eggs are laid on the surface 

 {Imperial Dept. Agric.) f the leaf, they mav easilv be collected ; 

 and children can be taught to do this work satisfactorily at 

 very small cost. At the time of reaping, any canes which 

 are so badly affected by moth borer as to be worthless for 



