378 REMEDTE8. 



by burning or otherwise. This can be profitably done on young 

 trees and nursery stock. In some cases the insect fastens the 

 leaf to the branches, and hibernates in them throughout the 

 Winter. All such nests should be gathered off the trees in the 

 Winter season, and burned. 



Read Remedies Nos. 35 and 124 carefully. 



REMEDY XO. 25. 



Cut off and burn all branches shoAving punctures, swellings, 

 etc., on vines, branches of trees, or stalks of any plant infested 

 by larvae, grubs, or beetles. This jiruning, combined with 

 Remedy No. 20, Avill ]in'vont tlic s))n':i(l of various s])eciep of 

 insects. 



See Remedies Xos. 26, 27, 60, (•(; and 67. 



REMEDY NO. 26. 



Twig or l)rancli pruning. Twigs and branches of peach, 

 apricot, blackberry, raspberry, currant, etc., infested by the 

 larvae of moths or grubs of beetles ])oring into the new growth, 

 can be readily detected by their withered appearance, and 

 should be cut off and burned or otherwise disposed of; in tliis 

 manner the larvae or grubs are destroyed. 



See Remedies Nos. 27, 28, 60, 66 and 67. 



REMEDY NO. 27. 



Branches and twigs of apple, apricot, peach, pear and olive 

 trees, grapevines, etc., infested by the burrowing beetles, or 

 twig-borers, P. confertus and B. hicaudatus, should be cut off 

 and burned. Great care should be taken to capture the beetles. 

 Remember, in these species it is the perfect insect that attacks 

 the trees. 



See Remedies Nos. 25, 26, 28, 60, 66 and 67. 



