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early in the morning and'repeated every day or two for about 

 two weeks just before the eggs are laid. 



Peach Tree Borer. This insect does more injury through- 

 out the plum and peach growing districts than any other 

 insect. The adult is a beautiful moth, resembling a wasp in 



FIG. 135. 



FIG. 134. Peaches injured by curculio. 



FIG. 135. Trunk of peach tree showing a method of keeping away peach borers. 

 (Experiment Station, N. J.) 



appearance. The eggs are laid during the summer upon the 

 bark near the surface of the ground. The little borer or grub 

 begins eating under the bark of the trunk and becomes 

 nearly three-fourths of an inch long by fall. A gummy for- 

 mation indicates the presence of the borer. The watchful 

 grower will also find saw-dust-like borings escaping in some 



