INSECTS AND INSECTICIDES. 



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successfully drive out or kill the small borers, but does not 

 seem to affect those that are full grown. The constant appli- 

 cation of crude oil alone to trees, especially in warm localities, 

 should be avoided, as experience has shown that it is detri- 

 mental to the bark. 



STRAWBERRY AND CURRANT BORERS. 



These pests usually attack 

 old plantings. The best rem- 

 edy for the strawberry borer 

 is to dig up, as soon as discov- 

 ered, the plants showing in- 

 festation. In the case of the 

 currant borer, the infested 

 canes should be carefully re- 

 moved below the point of 

 infestation and immediately 

 burned. 



PEACH MOTH (Anarsia lineatella}. 



The sudden wilting of the young, tender growth of peach, 



Pupa and Larva. Moth. 



FIG. 15. The Currant Borer (JEgeria 

 tipuliformis). 



FIG. 16. Peach Moth (Anarsia linealella). 

 a. Moth with spread wings, b, c. Same with 

 wings closed, illustrating positions normally 

 assumed. All much enlarged. (After Marlatt.) 



FIG. 17. Peach Moth (Anarsia 

 lineatella). 



a. Egg. 6. Young larva, c. Eye. 

 d. Thoracic leg of same. e. Anal 

 segment from above. All greatly 

 enlarged. (After Marlatt.) 



apricot, and prune trees is caused by a small reddish-brown 

 worm, the larva of the peach moth. This worm hibernates 



