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GARDEN FOES. 



Borer lieetle (Xyleborus saxeseni) is also said to attack the 

 trunks of plum trees, and to do them considerable injury. 

 Kemedies. — Once the tree is badly attacked there iis no 

 cure. The only thing to do is to cut it down and imme- 

 diately burn it, so as to destroy the beetles, their larvae, 

 and egg^. If there be any suspicion that the beetles are 

 attacking trees in the district, it is advisable to smear the 

 trunks over with a mixture of soft soap and washing soda. 

 It is also recommended to lightly brush or spray the bark 

 with kerosene oil at the beginning of the attack. 



SMALL ERMINE MOTH (HYPONOMUNTA PADKLLUS), 



Small Ermine Moths (Hyponomeuta padella, 

 evojiymella, and mallinella). — There are three species 

 of what are popularly known as Ermine Moths, which 

 infest fruit trees. H. padella measures four-fifths of an 

 inch in the spread of its wings, has bluish or greyish- white 

 forewings spotted with black, and greyish-brown hind- 

 wings. H. evonymella has wings an inch wide, and white 

 wings with fine rows of black spots. H. mallinella re- 

 sembles the first species very closely. The caterpillars are 

 ashy-white spotted with black, and when full grown of a 



