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ginning of warm days late in April, till early in June when 

 most of the adults have disappeared. Three or four thorough 

 collections made in this manner will very much reduce the num- 

 ber of infested leaders, but those dying later should be removed 

 and treated as recommended above. If these recommendations 

 are followed thoroughly and conscientiously for several years, it 

 will result in a very material lessening in the number of the 

 weevil and if they are supplemented by widespread and thorough 

 destruction of the infested parts of natural growth, the weevil 

 will soon be entirely under control. But the work must be 

 thorough, and to be lasting must be widespread. 



Indeed, scientifically there seems to be no reason why the 

 pine weevil should not be controlled throughout the state or 

 indeed throughout its range and their numbers so reduced that 

 a pine or spruce infested by them should become a rarity. There 

 is no real reason why the "stag-horn" pine and the "bushy" 

 pines along the roadsides and in the woodlots and plantations 

 should not give place to symmetrical trees growing in the way 

 nature intended them to grow ; no reason why the present un- 

 sightly, stunted trees should not be replaced by objects of real 

 beauty and from being of no value, become the producers of the 

 most valuable timber it is possible to grow in the state. The 

 writer thoroughly believes that the control of the pine weevil is 

 a practical proposition. All that is necessary is a concerted, co- 

 operative effort by all land owners, directed and aided by a 

 corps of experts employed by the State. The cost for a few 

 years would be considerable, but it would not be excessive when 

 the increased value of the woodlands is taken into consideration. 

 The State would be a more attractive place to live in, and the 

 coming generations would not only receive a heritage of greater 

 beauty, but could also reap a crop of immensely greater value. 



Even if state-wide efforts at controlling the pine weevil are 

 not undertaken, much can be accomplished by co-operative com- 

 munity efforts. Several public spirited men in a community 

 interested in the preservation and improvement of the wood- 

 lands of their region, can readily interest a number of their 

 neighbors in a matter of this sort, and by a thorough, consci- 

 entious endeavor can do much to protect their pines and spruces 

 and thus insure a more beautiful and profitable future for their 

 locality. However, it should be borne in mind that several 



