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Cranberry (Fire- Worm or Cranberry- Worm) , continued. 



young leaves, drawing them together by silken threads ; 

 two broods. 



Remedies. Flooding for two or three days. Arsenites. 

 Attract the moths to fires at night. 



CRANBERRY SAW-FLY (Pristipkora identidem, Norton). 

 Larva, less than one-half inch long, greenish, feeding upon 

 the leaves ; two broods. 



Remedy. Flooding. Probably hellebore and arsenites. 

 WEEVIL (Anthonomous sttturalis, Sec.). Beetle, less than 

 cne-furth inch long, cutting off the flower buds. 



Remedy. Flooding. 



Cucumber. CUCUMBER or PICKLE-WORM (Edioptis nitidalis^ 

 Cram.). Larva, about an inch long, yellowish-white, 

 tinged with green, boring, into cucumbers ; two broods. 



Remedies. Hand-picking at the first appearance of the 

 caterpillars. Destroy infested fruits. 

 MELON-WORM. See under Melon. 



SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE (Diabrotica i2-punctata, Oliv.). 

 Beetle, yellowish and black-spotted, about one-fourth 

 inch long, feeding upon the leaves and fruit. Sometimes 

 attacks fruit-trees, and the larva may injure roots of corn. 



Remedy. Same as for Striped Cucumber Beetle. 

 STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE {Diabrotica vittata, Fabr.). 

 Beetle, one-fourth inch long, yellow with black stripes, 

 feeding on leaves. Larva, one-eighth inch long and size 

 of a pin, feeding on roots : two broods. 



Preventive. Cheap boxes covered with thin muslin 

 placed over young plants. 



Remedies. Arsenites. Land plaster. Air-slaked lime. 



Plaster and kerosene. Apply remedies when dew is on, 



and see that it strikes the under side of the leaves. 



Currant. BORER (^Egeria tipuliformis, Linn.). A whitish 



larva, boring in the canes of currants, and sometimes of 



gooseberries. The larva remains in the cane over winter. 



Remedy. In fall and early spring cut and burn all affected 



