210 KASPBERRY. 



Prevention and Eemedies. — One of the most effectual 

 methods of checking recurrence of attack must certainly be 

 that mentioned above, of breaking oft" the infested buds, or 

 little shoots, and destroying them. This method of clearing 

 the pest, however, requires some care in carrjdng out, for, as 

 has been shown, the caterpillar by no means necessarily 

 remains in its own bud. To prevent escape, the buds, or 

 embrj^o shoots, might be cut into pails with a mixture of 

 soft-soap or of any sticky fluid in them which would prevent 

 the caterpillar crawling away, or a rough lining of canvas to 

 the collecting baskets which would allow of a good sprinkling 

 of parafiin oil (or of anything that the grubs would not cross 

 at the edges), would probably be a good plan. 



In any case the broken-off buds and shoots should be burnt 

 or destroyed in some way as soon as possible, or otherwise, 

 in case the caterpillars are so nearly full-grown as for the 

 time of their change to chrysalis state to be at hand, almost 

 as plentiful a development of the moth ma}' be expected from 

 the gathered shoots as if they had remained on the bushes. 



No attempts appear to have been made at present to prevent 

 the attacks of the little red caterpillars when they come out 

 from their small white silky cocoons, or from the sheltering 

 places in which they have passed the winter. But when there 

 is reason to expect bad attack, it might be worth while to try 

 the effect of some preventive dressing thrown round the bases 

 of the canes ; and a much more complete removal of old 

 stumps and rubbish and everything that would shelter the 

 infestation in its winter state than is commonly carried out, 

 would certainly be very helpful in getting rid of a deal of 

 coming infestation. 



Clay-coloured Weevil. Otiorhynchus picipes, Fab. 

 Black Vine Weevil. 0. sulcatus, Fab. 



Otiorhynchus picipes and 0. sulcatus. — 1-4, 0. sulcatus, maggot and 

 pui^a, natural size and magnified, or witli lines showing natural length; 

 5, 0. piciiJes. 



