Strawberries Lost.
Large quantixies oi sw^w^iiico in Hastings are likely to be lost this season through the ravages of the "strawberry spider. - The ( nest, officially a mernber of the Tetranichus species, bas been mainly, active in the north-west-ern sectioh of Hastings, and pmticularly at Stortford Lodge. The spider, which is similax to .the species which attacks fruit trees, is not by any means unknown_ m the distriet- However, according. to the Depgrtment of Agnculture, because of the unusual seasonal conditions, it has buil't up much more quickly this year, and,i having been tackled with sprays rather late, has done more damage than usual. According to the Deparument, a mixture of summbr oil and nicotine, and other suitable sprays, cqn be used now, but the effect bf thesp sprays is short- . 1 • — : • ... • - - --
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 December 1949, Page 4
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