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Strawberry Leaf-roller
This little insect has proved a very destructive foe of the strawberry in parts of the Mississippi Valley. There are two broods annually. The insects roll up the leaves, and feeding upon the tender parenchyma, cause the plants to wither and dry. So bad have the ravages of the larvae proved in some places that horticulturists have been led to abandon growing strawberries in those localities. The insect is found in Canada and in the portions of the United States immediately south of the Great Lakes. Although the moth occurs in western Pennsylvania, no great loss from its attacks has as yet been reported from this part of the country.