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AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



about the same. Spraying the trees with weak lye, soap suds or 

 tobacco water about the time the leaves are unfolding, and again later 

 if necessary, would kill the most of them. The spray should be 

 directed under the leaves as much as possible so as to reach them. 

 Spraying with Paris Green early in the season would probably kill 

 the lice as well as other insects. Some have tried colonizing lady- 

 birds upon the trees with satisfactory results. 



THE IMPORTED CURRANT- WORM. 



Nematus ventricosus, Klug. 



Attention has been called to this insect as doing injury to goose- 

 berry bushes. We give cuts of the perfect insect (Fig. 30) which 



FIG. 30, 



is four winged and known as a saw fly,[the_^larvffi at work on the 

 leaves (Fig. 31.) and a leaf (Fig. 32) showing holes made by 

 the young larv?e. 



