Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1911 — Enemies of the Currant Bush. [ARTICLE]

Enemies of the Currant Bush.

The currant has two chief enemies. one t'he well known currant worm, the other the rust or ‘ leaf spot. The worm comes early in the season, and Is easily destroyed by dusting the leaves with powdered dusted ' on when the leayes are damp. The leaf spot is apt to appear in midsummer, and if not checked will destroy the foliage, causing it to fall off. This may be prevented by spraying the foliage with Bordeaux mixture, applying it early in summer or at the very earliest time the disease is noticed. Gooseberries are attacked by the t&nte worm that injures currants, and it is to be met in the same way, by dusting with powdered hellebore. Besides this worm there is the mildew of the foliage, which all gooseberries suffer from, but particularly the English varieties. This is contrdlled by spraying with Bordeaux mixture, but Is even better done by spraying with a mixture made /by placing an ounce of liver of sulphur to two gallons of water. It is well to have these mixtures, or the materials to make them, on hand, aa in the case of both insects and fungi the damage, by them is quickly done.