EBERHARm OUTLINES OF 



abdomen. It appears about the middle of June. The fe- 

 male deposits her eggs singly close to the buds. 



They burrow into the stem and bore up and down, feed- 

 ing on the pith. (Saunders). 



They pupate in the stem, having first eaten a hole 

 nearly through to the outer air, so that when the moth is 

 about to appear it can easily burst through and escape. 



Remedy. Cut and burn all hollow stems found in the 

 fall or spring. 



THE GOOSEBERRY FRUIT WORM. 



I Dakruma contolutella. HUbner.) 



This insect hibernates as a pupa, the moth appearing 

 the last of April or the first of May. The female lays her 

 egg on the young gooseberries, the larva burrowing into the 

 fruit. Only a single hole is made in a berry. 



When alarmed the worm backs out quickly and drops 



Fig. 37. Gooseberry Fruit Worm. 



down a few inches by a silken thread which it spins. 

 Sometimes it drops entirely down to the ground. It pupates 

 in a little brown cocoon amid the rubbish on the surface of 

 the ground. 



Remedies. Hand picking and the destroying of in- 

 fested berries. 



Sprinkling air-slaked lime on the bushes in early spring 

 is useful in preventing the female from laying. Renew if 

 the rain washes it off. 



