$793" "" the gooseherry caterpillar. lot 



run, and not fly away : they are oniy of one kind, 

 but whether the male or female I cannot say. De- 

 stroy them likewise. 



If your correspondent C. will carefully look at 

 the bottom of the bufhes, and uader some old bran- 

 ches, he will find the caterpillar all the winter over ; 

 or by striking the bulb with your foot, after all the 

 leaves are gone, he will see them dropping themselves 

 down the same as a spider, but remarkably small^ 

 their substance being quite exhausted : these I ima- 

 gine, turn into the fly early in the spring, and hatch, 

 their eggs at the bottom of the bu(b ; as they gene- 

 rally begin to feed there first. When the bufli be- 

 gins to thicken with leaves, the flies then conceal 

 themselves mostly in the middle of the bulhes ; one 

 of them is much more active than the other, and 

 does not suffer itself so easily to be taken. 



I intend to make a trial, (this winter,) on a few 

 buflies, with pouring boiling water over the bottom 

 of them in frost ; this will prevent the hot water 

 from destroying the roots, better than in frefh wea- 

 ther. If you think these remarks can be of any ser- 

 vice, I fliall be much obliged to you in giving them a 

 place in your useful paper, and am, Sir, your most 

 obedient servant, 



June 23. , I, K. 



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P. S. I forgot to acquaint you, that I have tried 

 quick lime some years ago , but it destroyed the 

 kat more than the caterpillar. 



