INJURIOUS INSECTS. 29 



Gipsy-Moth (Ocneria dispar, Linn.). Larva, nearly two 

 inches long when mature, very hairy, nearly black, with a 

 yellow stripe along back and sides. Devours many kinds of 

 foliage. Confined to eastern Massachusetts, where it was 

 introduced from Europe about 1869. It is feared that it 

 will become a serious pest. 



Remedy. Spray with arsenites (particularly arsenate of 

 lead) as soon as the caterpillars hatch in the spring. 

 Gooseberry. CURRANT-BORER. See under CURRANT. 

 CURRANT MEASURING or SPAN-WORM. See under CURRANT. 

 FOUR-STRIPED PLANT-BUG. See under F. 

 GOOSEBERRY or CURRANT- WORM. See under CURRANT. 

 GOOSEBERRY FRUIT- WORM (Dakruma convolutella, Hubn.). 

 Larva, about three-fourths inch long, greenish or yellow- 

 ish, feeding in the berry, causing it to ripen prematurely. 



Preventive. Spray just before eggs are laid with the 

 sulphur and whale-oil soap wash. 



Remedies. Destroy affected berries. Clean cultivation. 

 Poultry. 



GREEN LEAF-HOPPER. See under CURRANT. 

 Grape. APPLE-TREE BORER. See under APPLE. 



GRAPE-BERRY WORM (Eudemis botrana, Schiff.). Larva, 

 about one-fourth inch long, feeding in the berry, often 

 securing three or four together in a web ; two broods. 



Remedy. Burn the affected berries before the larva 

 escapes. 



GRAPE-CURCULIO (Craponius incequalis, Say). Larva, 

 small, black with a grayish tint. Infests the grape in 

 June and July, causing a little black hole in the skin and 

 a discoloration of the berry immediately around it. 



Remedies. Jarring and removing berries. The beetle 

 may be jarred down on sheets, as with the plum-curculio. 

 Bagging the clusters. 



GRAPE-SEED WORM (Isosoma vitis, Saunders). A minute 

 grub, living in the seed of the grape and causing it 

 to become distorted. The injured grapes shrivel. ' 

 Remedy. Burn the affected fruit. 



