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the various oak trees, was as load as that made b}' a large colony of bees as 

 they swarm out from their hive. 



In June the beetles pair, after which the male soon dies, while the female 

 descends a few inches into the ground, and lays her several score of small spher- 

 ical eggs, after which she dies. The whole life of the imago is not more than 

 ten or twelve days, though some come much later than others. 



In two weeks the eggs hatch into small white grubs, which for three years 

 feed on the roots of grass and wheat, — in fact are not discriminating in their 

 tastes, for the tender roots of almost all plants, including the strawberry, have to 

 contribute to the support of these plump larva?. As the short-horn men say, 

 "They are good feeders," and especially daring the last two years of their sub- 

 terranean life, quickly destroy whatever comes in their way. 



When fully grown, the white grub {see 3 fig.) is about one and one-half 

 inches long, white in color, with a brown head. They have a somewhat 

 wrinkled appearance, and when disturbed, curl up. Dr. Harris states that 

 in winter these larvae descend beneath the action of frost. 



In May, during tiie third season of growth, the pupa {see 1 fig.) may be 

 found in a cell of earth, looking much like the imago, though tlie color is 

 much lighter. As with all coleopterous pupa, the wings and legs may be seen 

 folded up on the breast. During the months of May and June, of the third 

 year, the beetles will again appear. 



My friend, Dr. J. B. Barnes, of Owosso, who has grown strawberries exten- 

 sively for a series of years, pronounces the grub their worst enemy. Mr. 

 Nolan, of Benton Harbor, concurs in the opinion. Mr, B. Hathaway bears 

 similar testimony, and further adds that this white grub is becoming a serious 

 pest, and asks for a remedy. 



REMEDIES. 



'No doubt but that the natural remedies, chief among which are the birds, — 

 especially the robins, blackbirds and jays, — must, at present at least, take first 

 rank. The skunk also does good service in this direction. Several ground 

 beetles prey upon them while in the larva state. As with cut-worms, I believe 

 it would be well to plow the ground sometime before planting, and leave it for 

 a time to the fowls and birds. Hogs, where they can be admitted to the 

 ground, will do a good work. Dr. Barnes states that if plenty of ashes, either 

 leached or unleached, be placed on the ground before setting the plants, the 

 gi'nh will not trouble them. 



It has been recommended to crush these grubs by rolling the ground, when, 



by eating the roots of the grass, they destroy oar lawns and meadows. From 



experiments which I have tried, I think this Avill do but little good. In such 



cases I think the better way is to convert them into pork, through the agency 



of swine. 



Ancliylopera fragarim, Riley. — Strawberry Leaf roller. Sab-order Lepldoptera. — Family Tor- 



tricidce. 



This family of moths, so well named leaf-rollers, are very destructive, tho 

 more so as their minute size, and perfect concealment, quite enable them to 

 elude the closest scrutiny of those unskilled in their habits. 



The moths are readily know^n bytheir primary or anterior wings, which arc 

 Tery wide at the base, making them nearly oblong. The larvae are easily 

 detected by their habits, — folding themselves in a leaf mantle, which they stitch 

 with finest silk of their own manufacture, — after which they use this same gar- 

 ment for aliment, thus making the leaves of our various fruit plants serve 



