The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-07-22

These larvae either go into the earth,
under leaves, or remain attached to
the bushes and spin a cocoon of
brOwnish silk. About the last week
of June they come forth again as
flies; and so during the first week
OF July the currant or gooseberry
bushes are again defoliated. This
second brood remain as pupe till
the following spring, when the flies
come forth to repeat the round of
mischief.
REMEDIES.
Prevention being universally con-
coded to be better than cure, all
should be certain not to import thess
insects in procuring the plants.
AS the cocoons are hid in spring
among the roots, these should be
carefully washed, and the material
washed off burned. The absence
of such precautionary measures ac-
counts for the rapid spread of these
pests.
The leaves when first worked Oh
are perforated with small holes.
AS there are comparatively few, the
eggs being so compactly placed that
but few leaves receive them, then,
they can be gathered and burned.
But if we have failed, either through
ignorance or neglect, to destroy
these destroyers till they become
scattered over the bushes, we still
can offer effectual battle. White
hellebore, busted upon the vine in
the same manner that VIC would
recommend for applying the Paris
green mixture OH the potato, is sure
destruction to these" This
is best applied when there is little
or no wind; and, though poisonous,
is entirely safe if used cautiously.
If it is preferred, as in most cases
it will be, the hcllcbore may be
mixed with water anil applied with
sprinkler, in which case we are
independent of wind and can not
inhale it. An ounce to a pail of
wa.c' s sufficient. AS it costs but
40 cents per pound it will be seen
that it is not expensive.
The fruit will receive so slight
an amount of the hclleborc that no
fear need be entertained in using
it,-in fact the first rain will wash
it off; and if any arc afraid, they
can easily rinse the fruit before
using it. 1t has long been used in
Europe, and no harm is reported.
Elder Potter, of Lansing, states
that busting the bushes with ashes
kills the insects, while VIM. NJ. Clark
of the same city gives like evidence
as to soap-suds. Still neither of
these can take the place of the
hcllcbore, which, if good article
will prove effective every time, by
whomsOcvcr used; which is not the
case with either of the other sub
stances.
THE CURRANT MEASURING WORM.
This insect has caused 50 little
damage in our State that until last
year | have never heard of it as
doing injury among us. Last sea-
son | received tho moths from
several localities, in some Of which
the larvae did considerable damage.
| have taken the moth at Lansing
for several years, and have seen the
larvae working on the wild bushes,
gooscbcrry and currant, but have
never met it in our gardens.
NATURAL HISTORY.
This species exists during the
winter as eggs. Late in May the
larvae appear, which arc white.
striped with yellow, and dotted with
black, and can easily be told by
the same popularity noted in the
conference.-the habit of meas
uring, or looping, when they move,
and dropping by thread when dis
turbed. BY tic last of June they
are full grown, and measure little
more than all inch in length. The
larvae pass into the earth to pupate,
and little beneath the surface
change to brown chrysalis about
onc-half of an inch long. In about
two weeks the moths appear. These
arc of pale yellowish color, with
more or less dusky spots on the
wings, which frequently form
band across the wings. Sometimes
the dusky spots are slight. The
moths expand II inches. The
moths lay their eggs along the twigs,
where they remain, despite the heat
and cold, till another spring.
REMEDIES.
The moths can be caught in net: :
and though this is easily done, still
it is not as practical a remedy as
the hclleborc, which by many is re-
ported to be as efficient as with the
saw-hy larvae. AS it was reported
a failure during the past season by
several persons, | can but think that
the hcllcborc was not the genuine
article, or else was very poor.
Manipulating is moro than usu-
ally easy Of adoption, to be prac-
ticcd in the same manner as with
the cankcr-worms: give the bush
slight tap, when the larvae will drop,
and remain suspended by thread
Tor some time. BY using stick
hose can be drawn out together
md easily crushed.
1t is more than likely that this
pest, which has been long dcstruct-
w eost will coutinuo En- ho ,,o,o