BUSH FRUIT PRODUCTION 



the presence of the borer. The egg soon 

 hatches and the young borer works down the 

 cane. It spends two seasons in the cane and 

 usually keeps the berries from maturing. 



The wilted tips may be gathered and burned 

 to destroy the borers before they have a 

 chance to do much damage. When old canes 

 are removed as soon as they have borne their 

 crop, the older borers are destroyed and the 

 pest is held in check. 



Raspberry Byturus — Small brownish in- 

 sects about one-seventh of an inch long some- 

 times appear in the raspberry patch, where 

 they eat holes in the buds and devour the 

 flower parts within before the blossoms open. 

 These are the adults of the raspberry byturus. 

 The larva is the raspberry worm, a small, soft, 

 tarnished white larva that feeds in the fleshy 

 base or receptacle upon which the berry is 

 borne. These worms sometimes adhere to the 

 berries when they are picked. 



A single cultivation in late fall when these 

 insects are pupating will destroy many of 

 them. When they become really troublesome 

 it is advisable to spray with arsenate of lead, 

 using about one and one-half ounces of the 

 powdered form in one gallon of water. Apply 

 it as soon as the adults appear and repeat in 

 a few days, if necessary. If poultry can be 

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