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northeastern Virginia in the vicinity of the western shore of the Potomac 
River. During recent years it has been reported in Monmouth County, 
N. J., Staten Island and Monroe County, N. Y., the last mentioned 
being the most northern locality known for the species. 
The mature beetle in life rivals the common asparagus beetle in 
beauty, but may be distinguished by its much broader wing covers and 
its color. The ground color is orange red, each wing cover is marked 
with six black dots, and the knees and a portion of the under surface 
of the thorax are also marked with black (see fig. 17, a). The beetle 
as it occurs on the plant when in fruit very closely resembles, at a 
little distance, a ripe asparagus berry. 
The full-grown larva is shown in the illustration at fig. 17, 6. It 
measures, when extended, three-tenths of an inch, being of about the 
same proportions as the larva of the common species, but is readily 
separable by its ochraceous orange color. 
Remedies.—The remedies are those indicated for the common aspara- 
gus beetle, with the possible exception of caustic lime and other measures 
that are directed solely against that species, but the habit of the larva 
of living within the berry places it for that period beyond the reach of 
insecticides. The collection and destruction of the asparagus berries 
before ripening might be a solution of the problem, but it is question- 
able if recourse to this measure would be necessary, save in case of an 
exceptional abundance of the insect. 
A more complete report on insects affecting asparagus is in prepa- 
ration, and will be published in the near future in a farmer’s bulletin 
by F. H. Chittenden, Assistant Entomologist, U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. 
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