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A Fungus Disease of Raspberries Induced by Insect Attack

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THE premature death of second-year raspberry canes believed to be due to cane blight disease (Leptospœhria coniothyrium) has often been observed to be related in severity to the attack on the first-year cane by larvæ of the raspberry cane midge, Thomasiniana theobaldi Barnes (Cecidomyidæ).

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PITCHER, R., WEBB, P. A Fungus Disease of Raspberries Induced by Insect Attack. Nature 163, 574–575 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163574b0

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