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Cracked and Spotted Fruits, see Black Scab, 

 under Apples. Pears are more liable to this when 

 shaded by Trees, if planted too thickly, or if too 

 crowded by branches. 



Scab. — See treatment as for this under Apple. 



Pear Slug. — A small, slimy black slug-like insect 

 which attacks Pear leaves and frequently those of the 

 Cherry, Hawthorn, etc. Lime or Hellebore dusted on 

 the leaves by means of a sulphurator is recommended, 

 choosing the early morning when the leaves are wet. 



raspberry. 



Beetle [Byfurus iomentosus). — This beetle attacks 

 the fruits when in the larval stage, and causes the 

 fruit to become deformed and shrivelled. The diseased 

 fruits should be gathered quite early when only half 

 developed, and burned, and the beetles can be caught 

 upon tarred boards or be shaken into cloths when 

 they are laying eggs on the flower buds in May. 

 Vaporite might be dibbed into the soil, or Kainit 

 dressed upon the surface to kill the young pupae in 

 the soil. The constant cultivation of the soil by 

 exposing the larvae to the weather, and attacks from 

 birds will be of the utmost value. The Logan Berry 

 also frequently suffers from this beetle. 



strawberry. 



This fruit is not troubled much by fungoid pests, 

 and the shot hole fungus and rust can be dealt with 

 as advised in Peaches and Nectarines^ and mildew — 

 by dusting with sulphur, an early dressing with soot 

 or lime will check slugs. 



