As pointed out previously, the lower buds had been first 

 attacked, and it would seem that the mites move on from bud 

 to bud. Having exhausted one, they go to another. Some 

 infested buds were placed on glass, and after a few days, when 

 they were becoming shrivelled, it was found that the mites had 

 left them, and were straying over the glass. 



JHODES OF PREVENTION AND REMEDIES. 



It is almost hopeless to attempt any remedial measures. One 

 mode of prevention is to sacrifice the fruiting canes which 

 should bear raspberries the next summer, and cut every stem 

 of cane close down to the ground, and to clear away every 

 particle of growth from the stocks. All this should be taken 

 awa}- and burnt immediately, before the mites have time to 

 escape. The stocks should then be brushed over or syringed 

 over with a strong mixture of soft soap and carbolic acid or 

 paraffin. 



Canes for planting should be carefully examined, and rejected 

 if they show signs of infestation. This may be detected by the 

 buds being brown or blackened at their tips in an unusual 

 manner. 



Care must be taken to stamp out this pest, if possible. It is 

 far more widespread than is imagined, and bids fair to be as 

 destructive as the mite peculiar to black currant trees, 

 Phytoptus ribis, which has been allowed to spread in a disastrous 

 manner in many plantations. 



