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of the best. For destroying the nests, when these are 

 in the ground, the holes should be located in the day- 

 time, and, if there are several of them close together, 

 all but one of them should be plugged up. In the 

 evening, a spoonful of tar should be poured down this, 

 or better still, an iron rod may be driven down, on to 

 the end of which is fixed a piece of wool soaked in a 

 solution of potassium cyanide. It must be remem- 

 bered that this is a deadly poison. The tree wasps, 

 which make hanging nests in trees, should be 

 sought for, and the nests cut off or burnt at night. 

 Wasps found in the early part of the year should 

 always be killed, as they are the queens, and each 

 will give rise to a separate colony. 



Raspberries 



Raspberry Beetle {Byturus tonieutosiis), — This is a 

 small brownish beetle, one-sixth of an inch long, 

 which attacks the flower-buds of the raspberry, logan- 

 berry and blackberry, before they open. The beetle 

 then lays its eggs, which, on hatching, produces dull 

 greyish to yellowish grubs, one-third of an inch long 

 when mature, and these feed in the receptacle of the 

 fruit. This they leave when ripe, and pass the winter 

 in cocoons in any crevice of the bark, etc. 



Remedies, — Spray with arsenate v/hen the beetles 

 appear. The beetles may also be shaken off the 

 bushes on a dull or cold day, so as to fall on freshly- 

 tarred boards placed under the canes. On hot days 

 they will fly away as soon as they arc disturbed. 

 Cut away the old wood, and burn all prunings. 



