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Squash, continued. 



SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE. See under Cucumber. 

 STRIPED CUCUMBER BEETLE. See under Cucumber. 

 Strawberry. GRUB or .MAY-BEETLE. See under May- 

 beetle. 



STRAWBERRY LEAF-ROLLER (Phoxopteris comptana, Frol.). 

 Larva, less than one-half inch long, feeding on the leaves, 

 and rolling them up in threads of silk ; two broods. 



Remedies. In first stage of attack apply hellebore 

 Burn the leaf-cases. 



STRAWBERRY ROOT-LOUSE (Aphis Forbesii, Weed). From 

 July to the close of the season the lice appear in great 

 numbers on the crowns and in the roots of the plants. 



Remedies. Rotation in planting. Disinfect plants com- 

 ing from infested patches by dipping the crowns and roots 

 in kerosene emulsion. 



STRAWBERY ROOT-BORER (Anarsia lineatella, Zeller). Larva, 

 about one-half inch long, whitish, boring into the crown 

 of the plant late in the season and remaining in it over 

 winter. 



Remedy. Burn the plant. 



STRAWBERRY SAW-FLY (Emphytus maculatus, Norton). 

 Larva, nearly three-fourths inch long, greenish, feeding 

 upon the leaves ; two broods. 



Remedy. Hellebore. Arsenites for second brood. 

 WEEVIL {Anthonomus musculus, Say). Beetle, one-tenth inch 

 long, reddish, feeding on young fruit. 



Remedies. Plaster and crude carbolic acid mixture, 

 Sumac. APPLE-TREE BORER. See under Apple. 



JUMPING SUMAC BEETLE (Blepharida rhois, Forst.). Larva, 

 half inch long, dull greenish-yellow, feeding on leaves; 

 two broods. 



Remedy. Arsenites. 



Sweet Potato. SAW-FLY (Schizocerus ebenus, Norton). 

 Small larva about one-fourth inch long, working upon the 

 leaves. The fly is about the size of a house-fly. 



Remedies. Hellebore and pyrethrum are to be recom- 

 mended; also arsenites. 



