Show TO DESTROY CURRANT WORMS insects are readily eradicated by use of arsenic in liquid or dust form tiie the imported currant worm nhen full grown is about three fourths ot of in an inch long iong green throughout but yellowish lit at the ends young larvae tire lire covered with black spots and the liend head is black these norms vioris attack both currants and gooseberries goose berries appearing on the plants shortly after the leases leanes are out in the cpr spring I 1 ng and feelen feeding at first in col colonies onles but later scattering over the plants currant worms are voracious feeders tind and quickly strip the plants of foliage hence treatment should be given promptly upon their discovery another brood of larvae appears in the early summer and ADI some seasons there may be a partial third brood these insects are destroyed readily with an arsenical such as arsenate of lead paste at the rate of two pounds or in powder form fit at one pound to fifty gallons of water sprayed or dusted over the plants I 1 effort should be made to destroy the first brood and prevent later injury in treating the second d brood when the fruit Is ripening powdered hellebore should be used diluted 11 five ive to ten times with flour or air staked slaked lime or as a q a spray one ounce to ou one ie gallon of water |