THE CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRV 



91 



Remedies—Spr^y forcibly with kcrowater, or 

 kerosene emulsion, pyrethrum or insect-powder — i 

 ounce to 3 gallons water ; or with tobacco decoction. 

 Begin early, before the insects get their wings. 



The foliage on the tips of currant and gooseberry 

 stems is often blighted in spring by the Four-lined 

 Leaf-bug, a small insect represented natural size and 



Currant Worms Eating Leaves 



(After Riley) 



magnified on page 92. The young appear early in 

 spring and suck the sap from the unfolding leaves, 

 causing them to wilt and appear blighted as in the 

 picture on page 93. 



Mr AI. V. Slingerland, who has studied this pest 

 thoroughly, finds that its eggs are laid in currant stems 

 and pass the winter there. Consequently pruning the 

 stems between September and April — burning the por^ 

 tions cut ofif — will be a partial preventive : and spray- 

 ing with kerosene emulsion early in the season, when 



