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[Jim Fruth <jfruth@uslink.net>]

   When the Currant Sawfly attacked my gooseberries, I covered the
surrounding soil with that 3 ft. wide nursery fabric that allows water to
penetrate.  I snuggled the fabric right up to the base of the plants.  The
fabric is still in place; consequently, they were/are prevented from
pupating in the soil.  I've never had another infestation of the critters.

Jim Fruth
Pequot Lakes, MN