INSECTS, DISEASES, AND SPRAYING 6l 



The most important thing to know before 

 spraying is, what we are spraying for. To 

 this end it is necessary to have some idea of 

 the many enemies, both insects and fungi, 

 which prey upon the strawberry. 



It is, however, quite important that 

 spraying begin quite early and continue 

 as long as needed throughout the season. 

 It is easier to check or control enemies when 

 they first begin to be troublesome in the 

 early spring than it is to try to overcome or 

 subdue them after they have become estab- 

 lished. In fact, with some insects and 

 diseases it is very hard work, if not next 

 to impossible, to do much to stop their 

 ravages after once they have a good start. 

 The more important pests are described 

 below ; 



INSECTS 



Root eaters. — There are at least three 

 species of beetle which in the larval or grub 

 stage live in the ground and feed upon 

 the fibrous roots of the strawberry plants. 

 As their life history and description are so 

 nearly alike, they can all be called white grubs 

 or June bug larvae. These grubs are so 



