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PESTS OF ORCHARD AND SMALL FRUITS 



Fig. 537. —The Grape Berry Moth. En 

 larged and natural size. Original. 



cutting out a small piece of a leaf. These cells break loose from the 

 leaves after the latter fall. The moths emerge in the spring and lay 



eggs on the stems or fruit. 

 The second brood of moths are 

 out in July, and in the North 

 there is a partial tliird brood in 

 August. 



Thorough and timely spray- 

 ing with arsenate of lead will 

 control this pest. The first 

 spray must be apphed just be- 

 fore blooming, the second just 

 after, and the third when the 

 berries are half grown. Soap may be added to the spray material to 

 make it spread and stick to better advantage. If the vineyard is 

 plowed in the fall, many of the overwintering pupae will be buried 

 or killed. 



The Raspberry Byturus {By turns umcolor Say) 



The fruit of red raspberries sometimes is stunted by the work of 

 this beetle and its grub. Occasionally the leaves are riddled by the 

 feeding of the beetles. 



The adult beetle is one seventh 

 inch long, and brownish in color. 

 It appears in spring, feeds on the 

 fohage, and eats into the flower 

 buds. In midsummer the grubs 

 are at work and will be found in 

 the thick white base on which the 

 berry is borne. The grub is one 

 fourth inch long, and marked across 

 each segment with brown. Infested 

 berries ripen early and are dwarfed 

 in the soil. 



Fig. 538. — The Raspberry Byturus. 

 Adult, enlarged and natural size. 

 Original. 



The larva spends the winter 

 Control is best secured by spraying the foliage with arsenate of lead 



