INJURIOUS INSECTS 135 
in Fig. 45, 4. 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 sep- 
arable by its ochraceous orange color. Fig. 45, ¢, 
shows the second abdominal segment of larva, and d 
same of the common asparagus beetle, much enlarged. 
Remedies.—The remedies are those indicated for 
the common asparagus beetle, with the possible excep- 
tion 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 collec- 
tion and destruction of the asparagus berries before 
ripening might be a solution of the problem, but it is 
questionable if recourse to this measure would be 
necessary, save in cases of an exceptiona! abundance 
of the insect. 
THE ASPARAGUS MINER 
(Agromyza simplex) 
In a recent bulletin from the New York Experi- 
ment Station, Prof. F. A. Sirrine describes a com- 
paratively new and injurious insect on asparagus. It 
was discovered on Long Island, and injures the young 
plants by mining just underneath the outside surface. 
The habits of this creature are such that there is little 
chance of applying remedies for its destruction. Cul- 
tural and preventive measures seem to be the most 
practical, and are suggested. The parent insect is a 
small fly, which deposits its eggs for the first brood 
early in June, and no doubt much can be done toward 
keeping the pest under control by not allowing small 
shoots to grow during the cutting season. Professor 
