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Apple Moth (Curve-winged) (Erechthias mystacinella). This is a 

 very small moth, but is a very destructive insect. It is destructive to 

 Apples and other trees, through the larvae boring into the branches, 

 interrupting the flow of sap, causing them to break off, and also the 

 formation of knots on excrescences. Kerosene emulsion is said to prove 

 an effective remedy. 



Apple Moth (Light-brown) (Caccecia responsana). A troublesome and 

 widely-distributed insect, commonly known as the Australian Apple 

 Moth. The perfect insect is light-brown, with lightly-bronzed wings, 

 which are about three-quarters of an inch across. Its action is similar 

 to that of the Codlin Moth, and it destroys fruit in the same way. 

 Remedies : The same as for the Codlin Moth. 



Apple Root Borer (Leptops Hopei). A very des- APPLE ROOT BORER. 

 tructive indigenous beetle, belonging to the Weevil 

 family. In colour it is a light greyish-brown, 

 and its body is more than half-an-inch in length. 

 Its mode of action is to bore into the roots of the 

 trees, and it destroys their vitality. Remedies : 

 Let holes, about half-a-dozen in number, be made 

 with a crowbar round the stem of an affected tree. 

 The holes should be from 6 to 12 inches deep ; 

 pour in about a wine-glassful of bi-sulphide of 

 carbon, then cover as tightly as possible. Paint- 

 ing the larger roots with corrosive sublimate is also Perfect insect 

 likely to be effective. (natural size). 



Apple Borer Beetle. This is a very small but destructive beetle, known 

 scientifically as Rhizorpertha collaris. It is widely distributed in all the 

 colonies, and its depredations among Apple trees are great, though it 

 attacks many other kinds, including indigenous timbers. Its mode of 

 attack is to bore holes into the wood, in which the eggs are deposited and 

 hatched. Remedy : Scraping off of loose bark, and syringing with a 

 strong solution of kerosene emulsion. 



APPLE BORER BEETLE. 



Perfect insects (natural size). Perfect insects (magnified). 



Codlin Moth (Carpocapsa pomonella). A well-known and terribly 

 destructive insect, which causes great losses to growers of Apples, and 

 to some extent attacks Pears. It is very widely spread, and cultivators 

 in many parts of the colony are seriously troubled with the pest. The 

 moth in colour is light-brown and bronze, and measures with wings 

 extended about half-an-inch across. The larvae or grub is yellowish- 

 white, with a very dark-brown head. Remedies : Bandaging the tree 



