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suB-(;i:()Ui» /;. animals whi( h cause ixjuky 01: 



DISEASE TO MANS VKGETAIUJ: I'LAXTATloNS. 



Skctiox it. 

 Animals IxjiRiors to IIorticulturk:. 



Julidae destroying Plants in the Gardens of 

 Downton Castle, Ludlow. 



lu answer to a L-nimnuuicjiliuu i-eceived iVuin Mr. ('. l>oughlon 

 Xni^'lit, of Downloii C'iustle, reiiardinfj the (liima;,'o and annoyance 

 caused l»y Mijrwiuxla, the tollnwin-^f iej)ort was sent : — 



Tin- Milk]x}des that arc damagintj strawKTry and other phints in 

 thf i^urdiMis at Downton Castle are tlie small Siiaku Millepetle {Jidu.s 

 j)ulcltfUiis). 



Tlii-se animals live hoth on iioaltliy and diseased plants. The cc^ps are 

 laid in the irrouiid ; the yonni; •/?///' have but few h-^ at first. I have 

 found them bree<linnr at all tiiius of the y» ar. hut csjX'cially in 8prin<r and 

 early sunniKr. Julian pidi-heUus is paitieularly prevali-iit in danij) localities 

 and where deeayinjr vej^etjition is k-ft about. Hcaivs of h-af mould harlwur 

 it esjRrially. Lilies are ]>iirtieularly subjected to the ravatjes of this pest, 

 hot all roots seem to be liable to its attack. 



I have made one or two experiments with the ones sent me from 

 Ludlow, and I find that poisoned bait is very satisfactory. I simply dijjped 

 the pie<'f'S of manjjold and j>otato in a stronir solution of Paris <:reen and 

 coveii-^l thf baits with a cabbaire leaf. Tins nmriiin','' all the Mill(i>edrs 

 wen' dead, those not .so treated all alive and well. 



I think I shDiild adopt this ])lan to clear them out in preference to 

 any other. The Ixiits should be lari^er than t!ie jtieces sent with the i)e8ts 

 and should be left to 8<»ak in the I'aris i^reen for an hour : of course the 

 jwison, which is soluble in water, miLst Ik' kept stirred up every now 

 and then. 



Put the l«it8 down wet and cover over with a green leaf, the lx?8t 

 time to start them would Ik; at nij,'iit (dusk). 



HeaiTfi of Kiif mould, etc., shoid<l have a pcHxl drcssini^ of gas lime 

 mixe<l with them if the <reatnros are ol)8en'e<l there. 



There were also a few Polydesvius romjilniuitiia with the Jului« ; they 

 also are easily {x)isoned. 



Woodlice in Gardens. 



In answer to a letter sent by Sir Willi. mi riiiselt<»n-l)yer. Imm 

 Mr. Tbonijus A. I^inco, of Sydenham, Suney, the foUowin;^ ivply wjw 

 sent concerning WiKnllice : — 



The scientific name of the woo<llou.so most «X)mmonly fotmd in Great 

 Hritain is Porrellio urahrr, I.,inn. There arc two other common sp-ciea 



