CHAPTER XXIV 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY 

 The Imported Currant-borer * 



ONE of the worst pests of the currant and gooseberry is the 

 borer, which tunnels out the canes and where abundant frequently 

 kills the plants. It is a European insect which has spread to 

 all parts of this country where these fruits are grown. The 

 adult is one of the clear-winged moths and with the larva is very 



FIG. 343. The imported currant-borer (Aegeria tipuliformis Clerck): moth, 

 larva, and empty pupal skin left protruding from burrow. (After 

 Lugger.) 



similar in appearance and habits to the raspberry root-borer 

 (p. 459). The moth is about one-half inch long with a wing- 

 expanse of three-quarters inch. The body is black with a steel- 

 blue lustre, with a bright yellow band around the neck and three 



* Mgeria tipuliformis Clerck. Family Sesiidoe. See Lugger, 1st Report 

 Minn. State Entomologist, p. 184. 



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