92 LAMELLICORN-BEETLES. 



The following letter, published by the late Dr. Lintner in 

 one of his excellent reports, will give an idea of the trouble 

 such beetles may give the horticulturist : "And now we have the 

 Anomala marginata. This is the too modest name of a bug, a 

 species of May-beetle, which for "pure cussedness" can give the 

 rose-bug points and come out ahead. It resembles the May-bug, 

 is about half the size and in color is metallic bluish-green. This 

 creature appeared for the first time last summer in this section 

 just as the rose-bug was leaving, and promptly began devouring 

 everything that the other hadn't time to eat. While blessed with 

 the appetite of the rose-bug and the elephant combined, it is 

 not so formal as the former, but brings all its luggage along and 

 remains with us until fall. While the rose-bug has slighted us 

 this summer, the A. M. has come again in millions. It began 

 eating breakfast about six -days ago and hasn't knocked off yet 

 to get ready for lunch. Some of my vines are already quite de- 

 foliated. I have found them to some extent on blackberry, rasp- 

 berry, and rose bushes, but its preference is the grape vine. 



"I tried hand-picking and shaking them into a vessel with 

 water and kerosene. I had three men working in a plat of 

 thirteen hundred Cynthiana vines for an entire day. In this way 

 they destroyed gallons of them. The next morning they were 

 there in unbroken ranks, not a vacancy visible. I then tried 

 spraying with London purple, a pound to one hundred and fifty 

 gallons of water. If this treatment has caused them any un- 

 pleasantness I have yet to discover the fact. One might as well 

 1 1 y to convince the Sabbatarians that there are other people in the 

 world who have rights. 



"If any of your readers having vineyards have been troubled 

 by these pests and have succeeded in getting rid of them I would 

 like to learn their methods. Kerosene emulsion might act as a 

 deterrent, but I fear that it would spoil the grapes for wine- 

 making. In the meanltime, my emotions are too great for utter- 

 ance. I think that Job makes no mention of ever having con- 

 tended with the Anomala marginata. I would he were here. 

 His opinion expressed in choice Chaldaic might possibly fit the 

 case and give me some relief. J- K. H.'" 



