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In New Jersey. Smith reported in \')\l as follows: '"The results 

 were not encouraging". Specimens in small numl)ers were found 

 in almost all the places tested, hut less in the strawl)errv h(dds 

 themseKes. than in the rul)l)ish around the edges. They leaxe the 

 strawl)erry helds after the_\- mature. Ijecause they are more disturhed 

 there than elsewhere and hecause it is too ex]:)osed and sunm' in mid 

 and late summer. I'or shelter any rul)l)ish-c(j\ered. moist. i)rutected 

 locality will answer and nothing- seems more attractixe than the i^dge 

 of wood or scrul) land, if such is near ])y." 



As the hihernating stage of tlie weexil is the most \ulnera1)le 

 point in its life history, a special effort was made to study that 

 period in detail. At the lieginning of the investigation, September 

 20, 1*'14. a w hole (la\- was spent in the fields digging in the ground 

 and looking under stones U) rtnd the insect in the hihernating 

 stage, hut with no success. A similar unsuccessful search was made 

 SeptemJ)er M), 1''14. After a }ear. and with a l)etter knowledge of 

 the weexil's habits, the beetles were found hil)ernating on the 

 ground around the crowns or beneath the dead leaves on August 

 2^ 1''15. When disturbed, thev craw led slowdy awav. ( )n ( )ctober 

 1, the weexils were again found hibernating in large niunbers among 

 the dead strawberry leaves beneath tlu ])lants. About twenty 

 weevils were found within a cpiarter ot an hotn% showing clearly 

 that most of them are to be found in and among the dead leaves. 

 1)}' carefull}- examining a handftil of dead leaves, four or hve weevils 

 were often fotnid. They do not appear to be i)resent under sticks 

 or stones between the rows, but always well protected under the 

 old leaves. Search was made around the edges of the held and 

 within the wcjods near h\. but no weevils were found. ( )n April 

 18. 1916, the weevils were again found hibernating while winter 

 covering was still on the plants. I'v removing the straw and 

 e.xamining the dead leaves carefully, six weevils were found in 

 about thirtv minutes. Some of the beetles were Iving on the ground 

 still dormant, while others were ver\- slowly crawling alxnit. ( )n 

 September 27. I''l0. three dozen weevils were again found in hall 

 an hotir. hibernating in about one sciuare foot of space in a two- 

 year-old patch where about 40 per cent of the b.uds had been cut 

 the previotis season. This particular ])atch was not burned over, 

 although the weeds were mowed down. A search in an adjacent 

 burned over and well-renewed held, but just as old, revealed only 

 one weevil in tvventv minutes. This patch was well cultivated, no 

 dead leaves being present, and looked like a new i)atch set out the 

 same si)ring. W hether the weevils were killed bv the burning over. 



