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(2) If preferred, instead of lime-sulphur a caustic wash 

 G>r a strong paraffin emulsion may be used. Directions for 

 making these washes are given in Leaflet No. 70. 



(3) Summer washing is less effective than spraying n 

 winter, which should be considered the standard treatment, 

 but some good may be done by a thorough application of 

 lime-sulphur diluted to summer strength (3 pints of lime- 

 sulphur, 1.3 specific gravity, to 10 gallons of water), or paraffin 

 emulsion. For gooseberries of the varieties Berry's Early, 

 Freedom, Lancashire Lad, and Crown Bob, the concentrated 

 lime-sulphur (1.3 specific gravity) should be used at the 

 rate of 1| pints to 10 gallons of water. The advantage of 

 using lime-sulphur on gooseberries lies specially in the fact 

 that it will also control American Gooseberry Mildew, but it 

 should not be used on peaches or nectarines, or gooseberries 

 of the variety Yellow Eough and Valentine's Seedling when 

 in leaf. 



THE MAGPIE MOTH. 



(Abraxas grossulariata, Linn.) 



S.C.K. 



1. Moth; 2. Caterpillar; 3. Chrysalis. All natural size. 



The Magpie Moth, also known as the Currant Moth, is a 

 well-known enemy of gooseberries and currants to which it 

 may do considerable damage if allowed to breed unchecked. 

 Fortunately, it is not really difficult to control and, therefore, 

 with reasonable care, it need never cause a serious loss of crop. 

 As in the case of another abundant gooseberry pest the 

 Gooseberry Sawfly the great thing is to deal with the attack 

 in its early stages, before, and not after, the damage has been 

 done. The Magpie Moth occurs and attacks may therefore 

 be expected throughout the British Isles, in town and 

 industrial areas as well as in the open country. Abroad, the 

 moth is recorded as a pest in Central and Northern Europe, 

 and its range extends across Asia to Japan. 



