I7isects, etc., Injtirious to the Plum. 397 



No wash will kill the adult hoppers on the leaves unless it is 

 so strong that the foliage is destroyed by it. The adults may be 

 caught in large numbers on tarred cloths, stretched on a light 

 wooden frame and held on each side of the trees, which are then 

 jarred so as to make the insects move from shelter and thus get 

 caught in the tar. This is a laborious undertaking, and is no more 

 beneficial than the washing treatment mentioned. 



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THE RED SPIDER ON PLUMS. 



{Tctfan/fcJiiis tela rills. Linn.) 



Whitehead (1) describes an attack of Eed Spider on plums and 

 ilamsons which was specially prevalent in 188G. 



The leaves became duller and duller in hue and many fell off, 



