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ber in New Milford and Kent to look at vines that were 

 troubled in that way this fall. My attention was not called 

 to it early enough so that I could find any insect that troubled 

 the vine ; but I have seen whole vineyards of Rogers' Hyb- 

 rids, some Isabellas, and even some wild vines in the woods, 

 troubled with this insect. If any gentleman has had any 

 experience in this matter I should like to hear it. 

 Mr. Hale. I have not known of it. 



Mr. Augur. It has not troubled me. I would like to ask 

 what time in the season it showed itself ? 



Mr. Jeffries. My attention was called to it just as the 

 leaves were falling, this fall. The way I came to go and 

 examine the vines, a gentleman asked me if I would go and 

 see what was the matter with his vine ; it looked as if it 

 were being eaten up. The leaves had very much the appear- 

 ance as if they had been dipped in hot water. If this plague 

 gets well started, it will not take a great while for it to spread 

 all over the State. I will take pains to send specimens of 

 the wood and the insect to any entomologist who will exam- 

 ine it. I have the insect, whatever it is, in a bottle, and 

 shall keep it during the winter, and let it hatch out next 

 spring, to see what it is. 



Mr. Augur. I have a branch that Mr. Jeffries handed me 

 that is affected in that way ; but it is something that I am 

 not familiar with. I have not experienced that difficulty 

 myself. I should suppose that some insecticide would be a 

 remedy, if you knew just when to apply it. 



The Chairman. If there is no more to be said on this sub- 

 ject of fruit-culture, we have some gentlemen here who would 

 like to discuss the subject of bees. We would be glad to 

 hear from Mr. Jeffries. 



Mr. Jeffries. I am not going to say a great deal in regard 

 to handling bees, but there are a few plagues that affect them 

 as well as other things. My attention was called particu- 

 larly to an insect that infests hives this summer by a letter 

 from Mrs. Squires, of Reading, Conn. She wrote to me to 



