116 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTOEIA. 



the Moths, both males and females, which as a rule are 

 not numerous. 



The forcing of steam into the holes made by this and 

 other boring insects would, I feel certain, be of great 

 benefit, and as the Moth itself is not of a small size, and by 

 its colour is somewhat conspicuous, there should not be 

 much trouble in combating the ravages of this pest. 



Old and abandoned orchards are fertile sources of 

 infection, and should be carefully watched by growers and 

 by all interested in fruit-growing as a profitable industry. 



