remain durinu- the winter. Remedies : 1. Digging and hoeing the 

 surface soil so as to destroy as many of the chrysolids as possible. 

 -2. ('ollectinu- and destroying the insects in the perfect, or Beetle, 

 st ;i"-('. '.}. Dusting lime over the plants when the insects are in the 

 Larval stau-e. 



WeewLr Tlie insect known as the Raspberry Weevil (Otw>rynchns 

 jtic.ijH-x] belongs to tlie same family as the somewhat familiar Elephant 

 Ik-eiie. It is ver\ destructive not only to Raspberries, but to many 

 other cultivated plants. It is a small light brown insect _ about-* 

 quarter of an inch in length, and upon its back are spots and lines of 

 a dark colour. The insect has six legs, black feet, and a spoon-shaped 



WEEVIL. 



Larva (Natural Size). Perfect Insect (Natural Size). Larva (Magnified). 



rostrum or snout. It makes its appearance in the spring or early 

 summer, remaining concealed in the earth all day and feeding only 

 by night. These insects feed upon the leaves and buds, which they 

 puncture with their strong snouts, and seriously weaken the plants. 

 As the summer advances the insects descend to the ground, where 

 they lay their eggs, and in a, short time the larvae, which are small 

 white legless grubs with brown heads, are produced. These grubs 

 teed upon the roots of the plants till they assume their pupa form, 

 and appear as perfect Weevils in the spring. Remedies : The same 

 methods mav be adopted as recommended for the Raspberry Beetle. 

 Other species of the Weevil family are also troublesome in Raspberry 

 plantations, both in their larval and perfect state, and require 

 somewhat similar treatment. 



Various Other /wmtfs. Caterpi liars of various kinds are often 

 troublesome in the spring or early summer. Red Spider often 

 attacks Raspberry plants late in the season, and more especially if it 

 ha-s been a dry one. Thrips are also sometimes troublesome. 

 Particulars respecting these classes of insects and the modes of 

 dealing with them will be found at page 77, volume 1. 



I.\.II:RTOI:S Fr\<;i. 



Mildew. This name is applied to various kinds of fungi that have 

 a, white or powdery appearance, and often somewhat vaguely. The 

 name has been applied to a very destructive root fungus that has 

 within the last few years caused great trouble to the Raspberry 

 growers in the Lilydale district, Victoria, where the cultivation of 



