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berries is devoured ; even the green berries are attacked. 

 When only a small part of the pulp is eaten, the berry is ruined, 

 for rot soon ensues. In one case the beetles destroyed j\ of 

 a crop in two days. 



Treatment. 



Until more is known in regard to the life history and habits 

 of these ground-beetles, it is difficult to suggest methods of 

 control. In England, where a closely related specues attacks 

 strawberries, the growers endeavor to protect tlie vines by 

 sinking dishes in the ground baited with pieces of meat. 



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Fig. 333. — Strawberries showing the destructive work of ffround-beotlos ; at 

 the extreme right is an uninjured fruit. 



References 



Webster, Can. Ent. XXXII, pp. 265-271. 1900. 

 Cornell Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 190, pp. 150-154. 1901. 



The Strawberry Root-louse 

 Aphis forhesi Weed 



This destructive enemy of the strawberry is closely related 

 to and sometimes confused with the well-known melon aphis. 

 It is widely distributed throughout the states east of the Rocky 

 Mountains from Louisiana to Minnesota and New Hampshire, 

 but the most destructive outbreaks have been reported from 



