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used to connect the bar at each end, not fastened to the muslin, which 
is rather longer, and therefore hangs a little loosely below, so that the 
beetles can be shaken together and poured out into a pail to be des¬ 
troyed ; or the cloth may be stretched tight, and tarred, so as to catch 
the vermin as they fall. This kind of hand apparatus is found useful 
in American orchard insect prevention. 
Anything deterrent, such as common whitewash with a little 
paraffin in it, or soft-soap with a little paraffin or sulphur added, and 
well applied to stems and branches, would be likely to be of some 
service in keeping off attack ; but probably the best method of all for 
lessening amount of beetles would be destroying them in young state 
in the destroyed buds. 
Winter Moth. —Observations regarding the Winter Moth ( Cliei - 
matobia brumata), the caterpillars of which are amongst the worst 
infestations which we have to Apple as well as to Plum foliage in the 
spring and early summer, are placed under the latter heading, because 
it was mainly on Plum trees that the trials of the effects of applications 
of Paris-green sprayings (which proved so satisfactory in their results) 
were made by the members of the Evesham Experimental Fruit Con¬ 
ference in the past year. 
The position and date of egg-laying, also description of appearance 
of eggs, and other matters of serviceable interest regarding history 
and means of prevention of Winter Moth, will be found under the 
same heading. 
