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INSECTS AND INSECTICIDES 
STRAWBE RRY 
CROWN BORER. 
[Tyloderma fragarise .] 
A small yellowish 
white grub boring into 
the crown of the plant 
during summer. 
Remedies .—B urning 
as for the preceding spe¬ 
cies will destroy a large 
proportion of the borers. 
Bo not allow the plants 
to become very old, but 
plow each year or once 
in two years as soon as 
the berries are picked, 
and start a new bed at 
some distance from the 
old one. Poisons are of 
doubtful value. 
Fig. 17.—Strawberry leaves showing their ap¬ 
pearance after being folded. (After Weed.) 
