190 FRUIT CULTURE. 



cultivator may calculate upon the mites being still in the 

 buds. In all cases the infested branches should be re- 

 moved before the young buds are well formed, for they 

 are soon taken possession of by the mites. The bushes 

 might be syringed with lime-water, containing soft soap 

 and a little sulphur, in early autumn, to kill the mites, or 

 prevent them from reaching the young buds, or to prevent 

 the eggs from being hatched. If a plantation is very 

 badly infested, grub up the bushes, burn them, and make 

 a fresh plantation at some distance from the old site. 



