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alone, they would immediately seek and undoubtedly obtain 

 adequate protection for the reason that they are united, and would 

 see to it that the relief be granted. Let the farmers unite and their 

 interests also will be looked after. 



Mr. PefFer — Have you the blue grape beetle? It is a kind of a 

 flea beetle that attacks the grape vine in the spring, eating the 

 buds. 



Dr. Hoy — I have not. There are three or four kinds of these 

 little insects, but I have not specimens with me, and thought best 

 not to say anything about them, not being able to show the insects. 



Mr. Peffer — The}' have done more injury to my grapes this 

 spring than ever before. I believe I was the first one that sent 

 them to an entomologist, and that was, I think, twenty years ago. 



Mr. Plumb — Some of the gentlemen present have been examin- 

 ing this model of a curculio catcher that was sent here. Give us 

 your opinion on that. 



Dr. Hoy — The curculios can fly as well as a bird, and no curcu- 

 lio catcher of this kind will prevent their getting on the trees at 

 all. They raise their hard winsjs and unfold beautiful little mem- 

 branous wings under them. Any device of this kind only shows 

 the ignorance of the designer. 



Mr. Plumb — I brought this up because the designer of this 

 catcher is a very intelligent man and is laboring under a great 

 mistake. He sent this model to explain his theory of preventing the 

 curculio beetle getting on to the plum trees to deposit its eggs. 



Dr. Hoy — He has seen the curculio but has not been able to see 

 its wings; but neither can he see the wings of any of the beetles. 

 They can fly as well as a bird. The curculio never crawls up the 

 tree; he flies up. 



Mr. Robbins — I feel very much interested in this lecture on en- 

 tomology. It strikes me very forcibly. I know the fellows now 

 that do the damage. Now the question is, what am I going to do 

 about it. I do not want any of those animals let loose in my 

 neighborhood. 



Dr. Hoy — I have got them under glass. 



Mr. Robbins — I want him to kill every one he gets hold of. I 

 have a few apples and grapes and raspberries and blackberries. I 

 do not want any of those animals let loose among them. I am like 

 the boy that was bit by a chipmunk. Says he, " I am glad you bit 



