216 



Insect Pests. 



clotlieci with long and narro\\-, yellowish-green or golden scales ; the 

 Aving cases long, much broader at the base than the thorax, with fine 

 punctured strhv ; antenna' red, fuscous at the apex ; legs red, with 

 dark tarsi and femora,. The best treatment would be jarring the 

 Jieetles off on to tarred boards. 



Eefkrencks. 



(ll Wiiihiirldii, C. Annual Kuport for 1894 of the Zoolo.^ist .Tonrn, lioy. Agri. 



Soc. .if England, vul. Y., :-iril so., pt. 4 (1894). 

 (■2i Foivh'i-. Canon. ' The Colcoptera of the Bvitish Isles.' vol. "\'.. p. '204 



(18911. 



CURRANT APHIDES. 



{llliijpiih)^ipln{ui i-ihis, Linn., and i\fii:iis rihlfi, Linn.) 



All tliree \'arieties of currants are often attacked l)y Aphides 

 or riant Lice. jVt least two species are cul[)rits. 



Purinrr 1901 currant buslies were considerably damaged liv 



them. In some districts the 

 l]ushes were quite I'liined. tlie 

 lea\"es turned Vn'own and 

 shrivelled up, and the fruit 

 fell ofl\ the bunches " shank- 

 ing " in conserpience of tlie 

 abnormal presence of these 

 pests. The rapid increase of 

 tlie " riant Lice " was due to 

 a long spell of drv, warm 

 weather, so favouralile to tlie 

 development of tliese insects, 

 so detrimental to the devehiji- 

 inent of tlie fruit and health 

 of the bushes. Aphides are 

 usually more or less ])reva.- 

 leut on currants, and are 

 always liable under cert;nn 

 climatic cniiditions, such as existed during dune 10t)l, to increase to 

 an injurious extent. 



The two currant species nicutioued work in a slightly dilferent 

 way. One, 11. riJil.s, was at one time tliouglit to produce reddish, 

 redib'sh-brown, or yellow blister-like galls on tlie suil'ace of the leaves, 

 whilst 3Ii/.:us I'i/ii.s often causes the lea\es to curl up, especially cm 

 the top slioots. Both species ai'e ecpially dilhcult to destroy after 



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