Bronze Apple Thi;e-I'i(ihek ( Mat/ildlis JUicscfiis). 



The luireut beetles ar^ active during tlie wariii days in late May and June, 

 lireferring tlie suuny side of apple trees; tlie eggs from wliicli tlie destruetive' 

 larviB liatcli are deposited iu perforations made iu tlie l)arlv. often wliere a 

 t«-ig has been broken or cut off. usually clustered ti>getlier in a circular form, 

 with spaces between eacli perforation: sometimes lia<lly infested trees will 

 have their trunks and main branches almost covered with these circular 

 markings. The young larva^ .soini hatch out. and commence to feed upon the 

 bark and sap wood, seriously affecting the vitality of infested trees. 



The preventive measures recommended for the larger borers are effective 

 against these pests, but usually two applications are required, one not later 

 than the middle of May. the other in two or three weeks' time, or late hatched 

 Ijeetles are apt to esc;i|)<' .and continue their species. 



"Where young trees are slightly infested witli larva' tliey sliould l)e over- 

 hauled in the spring, the 1,-irva' cut out witli a sharp knife, and the stems 

 ■•bound up or covered with pieces of sacking, when the in.jiuy will lie quickly 

 repaired. It is usually observed that trees in an unthrifty condition are 

 liartieularly sub.iect to attack, and. in all eases, care should lie taken, by 

 drainage, cultivation and manuring, to induce a vigorous, healthy growth of 

 the trees. 



Black GoosknERHY Boheu (Xijlofriiis Afias'fiixii. Sec.) 



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(Kli;. .-.-J.l 



This is a very unconnnon pest, and was found in this Brovince in young 

 gooselierry buslies imported from Oregon. So far as observed, one larva or 

 iHirer occurs in each infested plant. The liorer usually starts in from a 

 crotch in the branches, and wnrks downward, apparently wintering iu the 

 roots, then working upward in niucli the same way as the Raspberry Cane 

 Borer, pupating in a chamber hollowed out iu the stem some inches above 

 the ground. The male beetle is alxiut ■'s incli and the female about % inch 

 in length. They are of a deep, dull black colour. 



The illustrations given convey a good idea of the insects, and their manner 

 of \\-orkiug in the stems of the plants. 



All of the infested plants were destroyed in the instance mentioned, and 

 the same course should be followed in case the pest is foinid anywhere else 

 in the Brovince. 



