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stem or larger roots, and the beetle appears during the month of 

 August. It is not yet known with certainty whether it passes the 

 winter in the perfect state or not, but it probably does so, as it 

 appears to be but singly brooded. The remedy is to pull up and 

 burn all infested plants, which are easily distinguished by their 

 weak runners and generally sickly appearance. Large fields it 

 would be best to plow up. It is probable that if the plants after 

 they had done bearing were liberally dusted with Paris green or 

 London purple, diluted with air slacked lime or ashes, the beetle 

 could be kept at a distance, and the destruction of the beds pre- 

 vented. 



In 1872, Mr. Saunders, of London, Ontario, described in the 

 Ent. Society of Ontario, another strawberry root or crown borer, 

 which did considerable damage in certain localities in the province. 

 This proved to be the larva of Anarsia lineatella, Zell, a small and 

 inconspicuous dark gray moth of the Tineid family. As this insect 

 has long been known in Europe, it is very likely another of the 

 six-legged immigrants that pay no passage money across the 

 Atlantic and evade the strictest of the custom house and quaran- 

 tine officers at the entry ports. 



The larva when full grown is about half an inch long; it is semi- 

 trausparent and of a reddish color with some shining dots scattered 

 over the upper surface. The head is flattened and somewhat heart 

 shaped, of a pale brown color with dark brown mouth parts. Legs 

 and pro-legs dull yellow. 



There are two broods of this insect, the second of which passes 

 the winter in the larva state, concealed within the crown or roots 

 of the plant, each worm being further protected by a silken case 

 which it spins before the winter torpor overtakes it. 



That this insect has not become by this time a general and seri- 

 ous strawberry pest, is due no doubt, in a great measure, to the 

 increase of parasites, several species of which were bred from it 

 during the years in which it attracted most attention. 



The most important of the leaf-feeding insects that attack the 

 strawberry are the Strawberry Leaf Roller (Phoxnpteris fragarics, 

 Riley) and the.Strawberry Slugworm (Emphijtus maculatus, Nor- 

 ton). The perfect insect of the first named species is a pretty little 

 Tortricid moth, of a reddish-brown color, with the forewings orna- 

 mented with streaks and spots of black and white. The body and 

 hind wings are smokey gray. It expands about half an inch. 



The larva which does the damage is a small, dull green worm, 

 with conspicuous shining dots scattered over its upper surface 



