CINNABAR MOTH
! KNOWN TO ATTACK POTATOES ! (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ! NELSON, This Day. The liberation of the Cinnabar moth for tho control of ragwort will not be 1 made this spring by the Cawthron Institute. Tho reason is that, in reply to inquiries made by Dr. Miller, information has been received showing that the caterpillers of the moth have been known to attack and defoliate potatoes in England and Guornsey. ; Before a final decision is reached regarding the liberation of the moth further extensive and detailed tests with potatoes and. (Other platata will t>« firit undertaken.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 46, 31 August 1928, Page 11
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95CINNABAR MOTH Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 46, 31 August 1928, Page 11
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