476 Insect Pests. 



LiFE-HlSTOEY. 



The worms live and breed in the plants, and also exist in numbers 

 in all stages in the ground and in manure. They reproduce with 

 great rapidity. The female is about -^ inch long, but varies from 

 sV ^^ tV- ^°^^ which once becomes infested may, it appears, remain 

 so for some years. 



On the death of a plant the eelworms move into the soil and on 

 to the next one. 



Strawberries when attacked usually go off in patches, the worms 

 spreading out from an infested plant. 



Kemedies. 



The two chief substances found to affect this worm are lime 

 and sulphate of potash. Dressings of these and the destruction of 

 any diseased strawberry plants are things we must aim at to keep 

 this pest in check. 



