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brood of the larve. The eggs of the Small Cabbage 
Butterfly are laid singly and, consequently, their detection 
and destruction is too laborious to be worth while. 
Insecticides are of very little value against these two 
species. Among Moths, the larve of the common Currant 
Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) (4) are very destructive in 
that they defoliate currants and gooseberries. The Moth 
is conspicuously spotted with black on a white ground, 
and is on the wing during July and August. The larva 
is similarly conspicuous, being deeply spotted with black 
on an ochreous-white ground, with an orange coloured line 
along each side. It is prevalent at the end of the summer 
and hibernates during the winter among dead leaves, in 
chinks of walls, under bark, etc. During the spring it 
recommences feeding and turns to the pupa in May or 
June. The pronounced colouration of this larva renders 
hand picking a very easy and effective measure. In exten- 
sive infestations spraying with lead arsenate at the end 
of the summer kills large numbers of the young larve 
through poisoning their food. If they are still abundant 
during the following spring the operation should be 
repeated. Since lead arsenate is a poison it must not be 
applied later than four weeks before the fruit is to be 
gathered. The grower will do best to utilise Swift’s 
arsenate paste rather than prepare his own compound. 
From 8 to Ioozs. of the paste mixed in 10 gallons of 
soft water is a suitable strength; weaker solutions, how- 
ever, are often equally effective. The Winter Moth 
(Cheimatobia brumata) (4) does immense damage to the: 
foliage of apple, pear, plum and cherry trees and is univer- 
sally common in this country. The male is a thin-bodied 
brown Moth, measuring I4in. across the expanded wings. 
The female is wingless and spider-like in appearance. 
The Insect occurs from October until the beginning of 
January, the eggs are laid on or near the bases of the 
buds, and the green larve belong to the type commonly 
known as “loopers.” They commence feeding upon the 
leaf buds, and then the flower buds, which they spin 
together with the leaves to form shelters. Later on they 
attack the foliage and even the fruit. During June they 
are fully fed and pass to the soil, where they change to 
the chrysalis a few inches below the surface. The most 
effective measure is “grease banding” the trees. Strips 
of grease-proof paper, 6 to 8 inches wide, and sufficiently 
