266 DESTRUCTION OF GOOSEBERRY TREES. 



as Reaumur terms them, clinging to one leaf by 

 their pro-legs, and never leaving it, as long as a 

 particle of green matter remained. What appeared 

 remarkable was, that they carefully avoided the 

 black currant trees, and should ope intervene in their 

 course of devastation it always remained perfectly 

 untouched. By the end of the first week in July 

 they had completed their work of demolition, the 

 fruit hanging exposed to the scorching rays of the 

 sun, which completely deprived it of flavour." — " By 

 the middle of August the trees had so far recovered 

 their leaves as to afford a hope of some fruit being 

 saved, when the second brood of larvae made their 

 appearance, and commenced their work of destruction 

 on the young foliage." 



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