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GARDEN FOES. 



and lia6 two aiitennjv, or icelers, one on each side of the 

 snout. The female beetle punctures the roots and de- 

 posits an egg in the wound. After hatching, a yellowish - 

 coloured maggot lives, feeds, and grows to maturity within 

 the turnip root, and thereby causes a gall-like excrescence 

 on the turnip. The larviie, or maggots, are transformed 

 into pupse in the soil, where they remain about a month 

 enclosed in "earth cases." The perfect insect is black. 



[I'hnto: H. A. Smith. 

 CABBAGE KOOT GALL. 



The niag'got.s of a we«vil (CVutorhynchius sulcicollie) punctures the roots of 

 turnips and cabbages and cans^^e them to become swollen ae shown. 



and the elytra, or wing-cases, are marked with a number 

 of dots and stripes. The galls formed on the roots are 

 often mistaken for the " Club Root," " Finger-and-Toc," 

 and "Anbury " disease. 



Remedies. — In the first place, pull up and burn imme- 

 diately every infested root. Secondly, when the crop is 

 cleared, dress the land with one of the soil fumigants 

 advised for the Celery Fly maggot. 



