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GEEEN, CREAM- SPOTTED GRAPE -WORM. 



the Cetonia Inda, very much like that of a hawk, scouring over a 

 field in search of mice. 



The leaves eaten by these insects resemble a piece of coarse, 

 irregular net-work, all the larger veins and part of the smaller 

 ones being left. 



From the great numbers and concerted operations of these in- 

 sects, and the suddenness with which they make their attack, it is 

 evident that serious loss might be suffered from them before their 

 depredations were discovered. The ease with which they are 

 shaken from the vines suggests the method of capturing them, by 

 shaking them onto a sheet ; but their nocturnal habits would ren- 

 der this inconvenient if not impracticable. Dusting the leaves 

 with lime, as above suggested, or if this did not succeed, syringing 

 them with tobacco water or whale oil soap, might prevent their 

 depredations. 



THE GREEN, CREAM-SPOTTED GRAPE-WORM. 



{^Amphrpyra pyram'idoides, Guenec. ) 

 Oi-der of LEPIDOrTERA. Family of NocTum.«. 



1 have heard of the larva of this insect from various localities 

 in the southern half of the State, but little has yet been recorded 

 concerning its numbers or its habits. The Caterpillar is a fleshy, 

 green, naked worm, about an inch and a quarter long when fully 



