622 [ DISEASES OE SMALL FRUITL. 



or in small colonies entwined with web-like structures 

 secreted by them. The lai vae of other moths such as 

 A gratis Rubi, View., Leucania cornigera, Fb. and Hade- 

 na ochroleuca, Esp., which move about at all hours, prey 

 on the foliage and may become a serious nuisance if the 

 grower neglects to pick them off. For obvious reasons, 

 spraying with poisonous mixtures may be adopted only 

 before the fruit begins to set, or when the fruiting 

 season is over. 



The ripe fruit is often eaten or seriously injured by 

 a centipide. Julus terrestris, and by the common wood- 

 louse Oniscus Asellus. Both species are sometimes very 

 common in the strawberry beds, and are also trouble- 

 some in the case of strawberries grown in pots. The 

 free use of soot sifted lightly around the plants is gene- 

 rally attended by good results. 



