/\c/>orfs to the Board of AgriciiltKrc. 13 

 Leather-Jackets or Larvae of TljmVuhe. 



Tlu* insects sent lo llic I5(»;irtl ^*{ A^qiculime hy a conesjxtiidenl 

 fiitui Eaton, Xonvicli, that had Iteeii dania^^'in^' the iDots of <,'nis3 

 l»rove«l to Ik' the \a\\kv of one of tlie Dathly I>»ng Lc'j^s (Tij>i'litfie). 

 The huvie of these Tii»uli»l;e are known as "leather-jackets," and are 

 very destructive to all kinds of i-oots, especially gi-ass. Pastui-e land 

 is often ruined hy them. 



They were those of the Yellow 8i^)tted Crane Fly {I'ticltf/rJiina 

 inaculosii), whose larva' work in a very similar way tt) those of the 

 Comnmn C'r.iue Fly {Tipuht olcracoi). The pupiL' (tf the latter are 

 lai"ger than those of tiie former. 



(A full report ou these pests is given on pages 94 to lU4). 



ri'LSE PESTS. 



The Green Rose Chafer (C^fonla awafa, Linn.) on 

 Beans and Currant Bushes. 



The Green llcse Chafer {Cctonia aurata) wa.s sent to the Board 

 from (iloucester, with a note that they were appearing in givat 

 quantities and were stripping the beans and currant bushes of their 

 leaves. 



This beetle is genemlly distributed in the South of England and 

 occui-s in plenty in the Midlands, but becomes i-ai-er in the North. 

 It is usually veiy common at Gloucester, so that it is not suii>rising 

 that it n<iw and then occui-s in such numl)ers as to become a serious 

 IK'.st. The beetle attacks all kinds of flowers and also the leaves; it 

 is esiwcially injurious to the ro.se, apple and strawberry. It is al.so 

 i-econh'd as damaging turnips for seed. "WTien attacking blossoms 

 the l»t»etles seem to mainly ilevour the anthers and thus destroy ihe 

 crop. They ai-e very fre(iuently found in Peonies and on the Elder; 

 they also destnn' Iris blossom at times. These brilhuit lu'etles fly 

 ivadily in bright sunshine, but JKJcome verj' sluggi.sh during «lull, 

 <lamp, and cold weather. 



LiFE-HISToKV. 



The beetles a]>i>ear from the mitidle of May on through .lunf. 

 They lay their eggs in the ground, .seeking out some crack or crevice 

 into which they crawl. HeajJS of rich earth such as cucuml>er IkhIs 

 an<l vine bordei*s are favourite places for them to lay their eggs. 

 These soon give rise to while gnibs veiy like tho.se of the Cockchafer, 



