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INJURIOUS INSECTS OF 1904. 



C. I)ijun'iig tJic Buds: 



I. A small snout-beetle, puncturing the flower stem close 

 to the buds, and also the buds. 



STRAWBERRY WEEVIL. 



Fig. 33. — Anthonomus signatiis. Original. 



Remedy: More injurious to strawberry than raspberry. Spraying with 

 Paris green and Bordeaux (one pound of Paris green to every 100 gallons of 

 Bordeaux) would probably be helpful. 



2. A small j^ellowish beetle eating the flower buds, which 

 fail to open, or wither. 



PALE BROWN BYTURUS. 



Fig. 34. — Byturns v.nicolor, Say. After Saunders. 



Remedy: Hand picking could be resorted to if it should ever become 

 abundant. 



3. A small brownish caterpillar eating the opening buds. 

 BUD MOTH. 



Fig. 35.' — Tmetocera ocellana, Schiff. From Saunders. 



Remedy: If any treatment is necessary, spray with Paris green, one pound 

 to 150 gallons of water, just before the buds break. 



