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Insect Pests. 



prune oil' and destroy all tliose sliowiug the holes naentioned, outting 

 back until all traces of the black tunnel have disappeared. 



liEJ'EEENCHS. 



(1) ThroliiihJ, F. r. -Tournal of the Soutli I'la-stem Agricultural College, No. .O, 



p. H (18971. 

 ('2) Lintnir, J. A. First Annual lieport of the State Entouiologist of New 



York, p. .S (1,SK2). 

 (3) Mnrris, V. O. ' IJritish iloths,' vol. I., p. 2:-! (1K72). 



THE MAGPIE OR CURRANT MOTH. 



{Aiirii-iiis iiiujx^iihiriiitd . Linn.) 



Thi.s pretty moth is known also as tlie < 'urrant and ( i-ijoseberrv 

 Moth. Its common name of ]\lagpie Alotli is (leri\'ed from its l)lacl< 

 and white colours. 



[t is widely distributed over Ihltaiii and is subject to much 

 variation of markings. As a pest it is best known on the currant 



[(.'. .;. i;i,ik.-,i, 



FIi;. lr,8. — I,.\IH-.K (.JU^iT IIK.O.Y Tm I'Vl'.VTE) .VNl. I'VIM I.K iH.;!'!!-: II. 'Til. 



especially tlie black currant, but "red and wjute arc attacked and 

 gooseberries are often defoliated by (hem. Complaints hiive also 

 been received of the harm these insects do to apricot, nuts, and the 

 ornanKiiital rilies. 



In 187i; Whiteliead (I) records it as being vev\- harmrul in 



