BUSH FRUIT PRODUCTION 



fore the color has darkened. They may be 

 left on the bushes with very little loss, how- 

 ever, for at least a month after they have 

 reached this stage of ripening, which lengthens 

 the season in which they are available for use. 



Chief Pests of the Currant 



Imported Currant Worm — These are the 

 green worms with yellowish ends that appear 

 suddenly in spring and voraciously devour the 

 leaves. A second brood appears in early sum- 

 mer and a third sometimes appears late in the 

 season. 



Currant worms are easily poisoned. The 

 leaves should be dusted or sprayed with one 

 of the common insect poisons as soon as the 

 worms appear. Arsenate of lead powder at 

 the rate of one ounce in three gallons of water 

 is effective. 



Around harvest time it is best to use pow- 

 dered hellebore, either as a spray (one ounce 

 to one gallon of water) or as a dust (one ounce 

 to half a pound of flour or air-slaked lime). 

 Hellebore loses its poisonous properties 

 quickly upon exposure to the air and sprayed 

 or dusted fruit may be eaten safely in a short 

 time. 



Imported Currant Borer — This insect 

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