IMPORTED CURRANT BORER 



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tacle on which the berry is borne. Frequently, it is consumed 

 with the berries at table. 



The adult is a reddish-yellow beetle (Fig. 164) about three- 

 twentieths of an inch long, the female laying her eggs in or on the 

 berry. 



Control. Spray heavily with arsenate of lead, just before the 

 emergence or at the first appearance of the beetles. Use six to 

 seven pounds in one hundred gallons of water. This will naturally 

 cut down the number of adults. Thorough cultivation late in the 

 fall, close up to the bushes, is also advised, since this tends to de- 

 stroy the pupae or expose them to the extreme winter weather 

 and to the attacks of enemies. 



FIG. 163. Moth of the long-horned 

 prominent. (Lugger.) 



FIG. 164. The raspberry byturus. 

 Lower figure, natural size. 



Supplementary List for Raspberry and Blackberry. A few 



additional bisects which attack raspberries and blackberries are 

 here listed. Those described are referred to by page numbers. 



Apple-leaf hopper, p. 83 

 Blackberry flea-louse 

 Blackberry-leaf miner 

 Blackberry psylla 

 Eye-spotted bud-moth, p. 86 

 Oblique-banded leaf roller, p. 96 



Orange-striped oak worm 

 Raspberry-leaf roller 

 Raspberry geometer 

 Stalk borer, p. 256 

 Strawberry weevil, p. 137 

 Tarnished plant-bug, p. 84 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 



Attacking the Canes. 



The Imported Currant-borer. The adult of this borer (Sesia 

 tipuliformis Linn.) is a clear-winged, wasp-like moth (Fig. 165). 

 It was introduced from Europe about 1820, and is now widely 

 distributed and destructive over practically all North America. 



Description and Life History. The adult female is black, with 

 three bands of yellow on the abdomen; the male is four-banded. 

 These bisects appear hi early summer, at which time eggs are laid 

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