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The injury is usually made a few inches below the surface of the 

 ground, in cane generally 1 or 2 inches above the base of the stalk. 



Fig. 1.- — Ligyrus rttgiceps: cane showing injury — one-half natural size (original). 



The depth below the surface of the "ground of course depends much 

 upon the previous treatment of the cane and the amount of dirt 



