INJURING THE LEAVES. 



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brood of worms. As before indicated, the winter 

 is passed within the cocoons, beneath the bushes. 



Remedies. — Hellebore is the best remedy for this 

 pest. It may be applied as a dry powder, or in 

 water — one ounce to three gallons. The bushes 

 should be treated soon after the small holes appear 

 in the lower leaves, and again about ten days later. 



The Currant Leaf-hopper. 



Empoa albopida. 

 This is a small, pale-green insect, about one-tenth 

 of an inch long, that occurs upon the under surfaces 

 of the leaves of currants 

 and gooseberries during 

 May and June. They suck 

 out the substance by means 

 of their tiny beaks, which § ,, 

 causes white spots to appear 

 on the upper surface of the 

 leaf (Fig. 44). This same 

 insect also occurs upon a 

 large number of other 

 plants, sometimes being 

 quite injurious to young 

 apple trees. The adult, is 

 represented considerably 

 magnified at Fig. 45, a, 



and the nymph at h of the T ,. 



" x i- ig 



same figure. The chief 



damage is done by the first brood, the insects 



Currant leaf injured by Leaf- 

 hop] 



