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Fig. 505. — Work of the Gooseberry Fruit-worm. Slightly enlarged. Original. 
Hand picking is often the simplest means of control. If necessary, 
Paris green or arsenate of lead may be applied in order to stop a bad 
outbreak, but if the fruit is of 
good size, it will not be safe to 
use it. Plowing or cleaning up 
rubbish in the fall will help to re- 
duce injury the following season. 
The Raspberry Span-worm 
(Synchlora erata Fab.) Fie. 506.— Adult of the Gooseberry 
The fruit of raspberries some- Fruit-worm. Slightly enlarged. Orig- 
inal. 
times is eaten by grayish or 
yellowish span-worms, three fourths of an inch long when mature. 
They are peculiar in their habit 
of decorating themselves with 
bits of flowers or leaves stuck 
Fic. 507. — Adult of the Raspberry Span- Fic. 508.—The Raspberry Span- 
worm. Slightly enlarged. Original. worm. Original. 
