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should never be taken from infected bushes, and a 

 guarantee of freedom from mite should always be 

 obtained when buying stock. If infection is sus- 

 pected, the bushes should be immersed in water at 

 115° F. for ten minutes before planting. A similar 

 mite attacks nut bushes, but as it is of a different 

 species, there is no fear of its infecting currants. 



C2irrant Shoot and Fniit Moth {Licurvaria capit- 

 ella). — The caterpillar of this moth attacks the red 

 and black currant. The moth is brown, three-quarters 

 of an inch in spread, and lays its eggs in the fruit. The 

 caterpillar leaves the fruit in June or July, spins its 

 cocoon on the bush, and emerges next spring, to bore 

 into the buds and young shoots. Here it feeds till 

 April or May, when it passes into the chrysalis form, 

 and thence to the moth form. 



Remedies, — Spray with caustic emulsion in winter. 



Gooseberries 



Gooseberry and Currant Moth : Magpie Moth 

 {Abraxas grossiiiariata). — This moth has a yellow 

 body with black markings, and a black head ; the 

 wings are white with black spots, having yellow marks 

 at the base, and an orange band at the middle. Spread 

 of wings, i^ to if inches. It lays Its eggs on the leaves 

 in summer, and these hatch out in late August. Before 

 the winter, the caterpillars go into their hibernating 

 quarters amongst leaves which have fallen or which 

 are still on the bushes, or into crevices in the bushes, 

 or other shelter. From these hiding-places they 

 emerge in April and May, and, after feeding, they 

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