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closing a whitish zigzag line, there is also a row of blackish 
dots within the outer margin, while the veins and their 
branches are white, the hind-wings are paler and dusky. 
The head, antennz, body and legs are all pale gray, whiter 
below than above.”’ (Saunders). 
The insect is not easily combatted, but as it can readily 
be detected it can also be destroyed to some extent by hand 
picking. If neglected it increases very rapidly and no ber- 
ries can be expected until parasites or unsuitable climatic 
conditions come to our assistance. Chickens running among 
the bushes after the fruit has been gathered will find and 
eat many of the pup. The removal and burning of all 
rubbish is also of some value, and in extreme cases the 
proper use of arsenical poisons is recommended. 
THE AMERICAN PLUM-BORER. 
(Euzophera sem1-funeralis Walk.). 
Professor Forbes has described this insect in detail, and 
as afew specimens have been received from a nursery there 
is no doubt that it occurs in the state. The caterpillars 
attack the plum-tree near the forks, especially at the base 
of the lower limbs; in such places they crowd together and 
destroy the bark in large irregular patches. 
Prof. Forbes writes: ‘‘Living borers received 3 
November were about half an inch in length, of a greenish 
dusky color, with only a few scattered hairs springing from 
small dark specks. The head was reddish-brown, with a 
darker triangular patch in the middle, and the top of the 
first segment behind the head, the cervical shield so called, 
varied from yellowish to pitchy, more or less shaded with 
brown, but with a median yellow patch. This borer has, of 
course, the three pairs of legs and the fleshy prolegs (ten in 
number) of the caterpillar. From the peach-borer, whose 
structure is similar, it may be distinguished by its dusky 
