PEACHES AND NECTARINES RED SPIDER AND WEEVILS. in 



be kept down by a judicious use of the syringe or garden engine, also preventive and 

 remedial means. (See Vol. I., page 269.) Thrips are seldom troublesome where due 

 regard is paid to syringing the trees. For remedies, see Vol. I., page 274. 



Weevils. The leaves of the peach are often gnawed by several species of the 

 genus Otiorhynchus, especially 0. ligustici and 0. tenebricosus. (See Vol. II., page 90.) 

 Ants (Vol. I., page 255) are sometimes injurious to the blossoms, and often destruc 

 tive to the ripe fruit, as also are earwigs (Vol. I., page 267), and woodlice (Vol. I., 

 page 262). 



