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Insect Pests. 



Fir,. 2l)(i.— KGGS OF IIEAKT AXI' liAFT IIOTH. (X 20.) ' JOnge. 



I*r;K\E_\TION AXD 

 TliEATilEXT. 



It is iiupos.sible to pre- 

 vent the appearance of 

 these hirva?, as the moths 

 are winc;etl anil liy some 

 little distance. They may, 

 however, be trapped in two 

 M'ays : one, hy placing sods 

 of grass iipside down on 

 the ground near the straw- 

 berry plants and having 

 tliose that collect nnder- 

 neath killed ; or liy spread- 

 ing small heaps of liran 

 or clover poisoned with 

 arsenate of lead or I'aris 

 green al)out the beds in 

 spring cir autumn, thelarva' 

 at nighl are attracted to 

 these aad are poisoned. 

 Frequent hand-hoeing also 

 turns them up, when they 

 may be ]iicked up and 



