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Insect Pests. 



(4) Kaltenbach, J. H. 'Die Pflanzenfeinde aus der Klasse der Insekten,' 



pp. 150, 168 and 193 (1874). 



(5) Taschenberg, E. L. ' Praktische Insekten-kunde,' II., p. 220 (1879). 



(6) Theobald, F. V. Report on Economic Zoology for year ending April 1st, 



1906, pp. 39-42 (1906). 



(7) Theobald, F. V. Eeport on Economic Zoology for the year ending 



April 1st, 1907, pp. 45-47 (1907). 



(8) Wilkinson, S. J. ' The British Tortrices,' p. 196 (1859). 



THE CHERRY FRUIT MOTH. 

 (Argyresfhia nitiddla. Fabr.) 



The only references I know of to this insect are an account given 

 by Whitehead (1) in 1896, from which these notes are taken, and a 

 further record in 1898 (4). 



Inquiries made amongst cherry growers in Kent have failed to 

 obtain any information of such an attack durins recent years. 



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[Horace Knight. 

 FIG. 150. CHEIIHY FKUIT MOTH (Argi/restliia nitidella). 



Another closely allied fruit pest occurs in Britain which is often 

 very harmful on the Continent, namely, A. conjugella, Zell., which is 

 excellently described and figured by Lampa (2). The differences 

 between these species are pointed out later. The damage recorded 

 to cherries by Whitehead is best given in his own words : " In 

 the beginning of May it is often noticed that the small cherries 

 look unhealthy just after the fruit has ' set,' and that later on many 

 fall off. If these fallen cherries are closely examined, in many cases 

 a hole will be found evidently caused by some insect. In the spring 

 of this year (1896) so many complaints were received of the un- 

 healthy state of cherry trees that investigation was made, and it was 



