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and bum them on heaps of prunings or other rubbish 

 collected from gardens or orchards. The caterpillars 

 should also be attacked while yet upon the bushes, 

 syringing the latter with Gishurst compound, strong 

 soap-suds, and lime-water. They may also be dusted 

 with soot, caustic liine, sulphur, or hellebore powder. 

 The last named should not be used unless the crop has 

 been gathered. 



THE V MOTH (Halia wavaria). The larvae of this moth, 

 like those of the Gooseberry Moth, are loopers with ten 

 legs. They are pale green, with a pale yellow dorsal line, 

 and four yellowish white ones. They appear in May, and 

 often strip gooseberry and currant bushes of their leaves. 

 The moths appear in the perfect state in July, and mea- 

 sure over an inch across the fore-wings, which are grey, 

 tinted violet, and having a black V-like mark. The same 

 remedy may be applied to the caterpillars as for those of 

 the Gooseberry Moth. 



Currants. 



The Gooseberry and Currant Sawfly, the Gooseberry 

 Moth, and the V Moth also attack red and white currants. 

 For remedies, see under Gooseberry. 



THE CURRANT CLEARWING MOTH (Sesia tipuliformis). 

 The larvae of this curious moth feed in the pith of the 

 shoots of currant bushes, causing the leaves to wither and 

 droop. They are whitish, with a pale brown head and 

 dark line along the back, and may be found in the interior 

 of the shoots from October to April. The perfect insect 

 comes forth in June succeeding, and measures about three- 

 quarters of an inch, or a little over, across the wings. The 

 fore- wings are semi-transparent, with the exception of the 

 margins and a central spot, which are black, tinted with 



