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Insect Pests. 



in working order right into March, especially on plum trees and 



damsons. 



REFERENCES. 



(1) Ormerod, E. A. 'Handbook of Insects Injurious to Orchard and Bush. 



Fruits,' p. 178 (1898). 



(2) Porritt, G. T. ' Larvae of British Butterflies and Moths,' vol. VII., pt. 1,. 



p. 157 (Bay Soc.). 



THE PEPPER AND SALT MOTH. 



(Amphidasys betularia. Linn.) 



Although one can scarcely look upon this insect as a pest, yet 

 its larvse so frequently strip the leaves of the apple and the cherry 



[F. Edenden. 



FIG. 56. FEMALE AXD MALE PEPPER AND SALT MOTH 



(Amphidasys betularia). 



in the autumn that it cannot well be passed over. It is owing to its- 

 fortunate late appearance that so little harm is done, yet surely some 

 loss of ripening of the wood must result even in late September when 

 all the leaves are eaten off. It is much more frequent than is 

 supposed, for two reasons : first, the grower does not much trouble 

 about enemies when the fruit is being or has been gathered); and, 



