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of its Muall size. It seriously injurt'«l tlie man^'«>M cmp at Ciren- 

 cester ill IS'.tl ; it is also reconletl as ilaiuairiii;,' inaii<„'itl«l.s at Lymiii^'- 

 ton, Ashlmrtou (l)evnn), Wi'sion-suiHT-Mare, Shifnal (Shr«>i»sliire), 

 Denlmin (lUu-ks); niul it lias l)een alnirulaiit this ywir in the iieiu'h- 

 bourluKKl of Wye, Kent. The l>eelles may Ihj notice«l «»n the winj;. 

 pairing' on warm evenings. They inohahly hil»einalo in the a«lull 

 stage. 



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Fio. 1. — TUB riOMY iiEETLK {Atonxana lintant). 



A, (laniacci |>Uiit ; '', >lMniu;c<l Up r<a>t : C, hole* Mlco tn Imvm ; 



i>, Mlult. 



The l»est way of destroying this jn-si wouhl U* to run a 

 Stmws4.ini.scr over the tiehl with ordinary I'aris givt-n wash in .luly. 

 when the lieetles seen» to feetl nininly on the y«»ung .'H^'e<l lenves. 



If the crop is destroyetl as is the case with this outhivak al 

 Hanistaple, deep ploughing woidd U* ailvi.sable. 



In districta on the Continent where this l»eelle is a .si-riou.s pcsl 

 to sugar-beet, thick sowing of secnl is practi»e»l ami would Ihj worth 



