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Keep the lid of the box well down. No special precaution 

 need be taken about air holes. Keep the box in a dry, shady 

 place. 



Beetles placed in such a box and properly cared for will die 

 of the fungus, for the fungus which destroys them is now 

 found in all localities. 



A whitish substance grows out of the joints of the dead 

 beetles, which after a few days turn green. The substance is 

 the fungus. AVhen a number of beetles have developed the 

 green fungus, mix them well with some dry or nearly dry earth 

 or fine sand, and scatter this mixture over and around the 

 plants attacked. 



Approved: 



Board of (Commissioners of 



Agriculture and Forestry. 



L. A. Thurston, President. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, December 1, 1905 



