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insect with a brush dipped in methylated spirit, which is instant death 

 to them. This is done while the Vines are in active growth. In the 

 winter all the loose bark should be removed from the rods, which should 

 then be scrubbed with six ounces of carbolic soft soap dissolved in one 

 gallon of water, repeating this washing just before the Vines are 

 startrd into growth. All the woodwork of the houses should be painted, 

 the wjills well limewashed, and the surface of the border removed and 

 replaced with fresh soil. If this is done thoroughly, few or no bugs will 

 bq seen the following year, and if any do appear they can be killed by 

 the methylated spirit. 



If the Vines were cut down, the same processes of painting and cleans- 

 ing which have been advised above would still have to be done, otherwise 

 the new Vines would to a certainty be infested. If one vinery were 

 replanted as suggested, unless great care were exercised, there would be 

 danger of the bug from the adjoining house getting into it. 



If the Vines are strong and vigorous, it would be better to eradicate 

 the bug, and so avoid the loss of time and crops ; but, as stated, constant 

 watchfulness and thorough cleanliness are absolutely essential to success. 

 Again, no plants of which there is the least suspicion of their harbouring 

 the bug ought to be admitted into the vineries, or all the work will be 

 wasted. 



If, on the other hand, the Vines are weak and exhausted, it would pay 

 c to clear out one house at a time, and so gradually renew them all. 



