INJURIOUS INSECTS. 29 



Gipsy-Moth (Ohieria disjmr, Linn.). — Larva, nearly two 

 inche.s long when mature, very hairy, nearly black, with a 

 3''ellow stripe along back and sides. Devours many kinds of 

 foliage. Confined to eastern Massachusetts, where it was 

 introduced from Europe about 1869. It is feared that it 

 will become a serious pest. 



Bemedij. — Spray with arsenites (particularly arsenate of 

 lead) as soon as the caterpillars hatch in the spring. 

 Gooseberry. Currant-Borer. — See under Currant, 



Currant Measuring or Span-Worm. — See under Currant. 

 Four-striped Plant-Bug. — See under F. 

 Gooseberry or Currant- Worm. — See under Currant. 

 Gooseberry Fruit- Worm (Dakruma convolittella, Hubn.). 

 — Larva, about three-fourths inch long, greenish or yellow- 

 ish, feeding in the berry, causing it to ripen prematurely. 



Preventive. — Spray just before eggs are laid with the 

 sulphur and whale-oil soap wash. 



Remedies. — Destroy affected berries. Clean cultivation. 

 Poultry. 

 Green Leaf-Hopper. — See under Currant. 

 Grape. Apple-Tree Borer. — See under Apple. 



Grape-Berry Worm (^Eudemis botrana, Schiff.). — Larva, 

 about one-fourth inch long, feeding in the berry, often 

 securing three or four together in a web ; two broods. 



Remedy. — Burn the affected berries before the larva 

 escapes. 

 Grape-Curculio (Craponins inceqiialis, Say). — Larva, 

 small, black with a grayish tint. Infests the grape in 

 June and July, causing a little black hole in the skin and 

 a discoloration of the berry immediately around it. 



Remedies. — Jarring and removing berries. The beetle 

 may be jarred down on sheets, as with the plum-curculio. 

 Bagging the clusters. 

 Grape-Seed Worm (Isosoma vitis, Saunders). — A minute 

 grub, living in the seed of the grape and causing it 

 to become distorted. The injured grapes shrivel. 

 Remedy. — Burn the affected fruit. 



