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are very voracious, and make great havoc with the foliage of Grape Vines- 

 in a short time, and very often strip the plants bare. The Moth is a 

 handsome insect having black wings with yellowish white markings and 

 when expanded they measure about an inch and a half across. This 

 insect increases with great rapidity and produces two or three broods of 

 Caterpillars in a season. The first brood generally makes its appearance 

 soon after the vines come into leaf. The eggs which are produced in 

 great numbers are deposited in the stakes and stems of the vines. Being 

 so numerous these Caterpillars are difficult to deal with when they make 

 their appearance. Hellebore powder lightly dusted over the plants is 

 one of the best remedies. A solution of London Purple or Paris Green 

 in the proportion of J Ib. to 100 gallons of water used as spray is also 

 effective. But if possible the Caterpillars should be prevented from 

 making their appearance, and this may be done to a great extent by 

 painting the stems of the plants and stakes with a thick coating of lime 

 and sulphur when the vines are pruned. When this practice is adopted, 

 immense numbers of the eggs will be destroyed. Another prominent 

 and sometimes very troublesome Caterpillar is the Celery, or Silver- 

 striped Hawk Vine Moth, (Chwrocampa celerio) This is a very large 

 and voracious Caterpillar that frequently causes a good deal of damage by 

 rapidly clearing vines of their leaves, though fortunately these pests are not 

 often numerous. They are about two inches long, in colour vary from 

 green to brown, and are furnished with a horn-like protuberance near the 

 tail. The Moth is large, measuring three or four inches across with its 

 wings expanded, and is of a chocolate brown with spots and markings. 

 It is nocturnal in habit, flies with great rapidity, and makes a humming 

 noise with its wings. The Caterpillars appear to be produced all the 

 while the vines are in leaf. The remedies are the same as those 

 recommended for the Common Vine Caterpillar. Hand picking is, 

 however, the most effective way of dealing with this pest, when the 

 Caterpillars are but few in number, as is often the case. There are 

 several different species of Hawk Moth and other Caterpillars that eat the 

 foliage of Grape Vines and they require precisely the same treatment 

 as recommended for the ones described. 



Phylloxera. This is one of the most destructive insects with which 

 European Vine-growers have to contend and one of the most difficult to 

 deal with. It has caused great ravages in France and other countries 

 where viticulture is a prominent industry, and in some regions has 

 completely destroyed what previously were flourishing vineyards. It has 

 made its appearance in Australian vineyards having been discovered in 

 the Geelong district, Victoria some few years back. Prompt and severe 

 measures were adopted and there was good reason for believing that 

 the pest had been eradicated in Victoria, Afterwards the insect was 

 discovered at Camden and Seven Hills in New South Wales, and strong 

 efforts have been made to eradicate it. Recently, however, the pest 

 has re-appeared in Victoria, in the Beudigo district. The insect 

 is of American origin, is known scientifically as Phylloxera vestatrix- 

 and commonly as the Grape Vine Louse It is a very small 

 insect, being barely visible with the naked eye, and in colour is a. 



