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Insect Pests. 



ill working order right into ]\Iarcli, especdally on plum trees and 



damsons. 



Eefeeences. 



(1) Oniicroil. E. A. 'Handbook of Insects Injurious to Orchard and Bush 



Fruits,' p. 17>s (1H9S). 

 (2| Poi-rift, G. r. 'Larv* of British Butterflies and .Moths,' vol. VII., pt. 1,. 



p. loT (Raj' Soc). 



THE PEPPER AND SALT MOTH. 



(Aiiq)/iiih(si/s hctidurio. Linn.) 



Altliougli one can scarcely look upon this insect as a pest, yet 

 its larvfe so frecj^uently strip the leaves of the apple and the cherry 



[F. EdeiuUn. 



FIG. 56.— FEMALE .VXD JI.VLE PFrPEF, .VXD S.M.T MOTH 



(Aiiipinilaxushvtiiliiria). 



in the autumn that it cannot well be passed over. It is owing to it& 

 fortunate late appearance that so little harm is done, yet surely some 

 loss of ripening of the wood must result even in late September when 

 all the leaves are eaten off. It is much more freipient than is 

 supposed, for two reasons : first, the grower does not much trouble 

 about enemies wlicn the fruit is being or has been o-athered;; aiul 



