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was sucking the life blood of the bud moth. After it had killed 

 the latter the larva spun its cacoon. 



The bumble bee was another good friend to the farmer. 

 There are several sizes and only the largest size, the female 

 lives through the winter. He then described how they made 

 their nests and bred and then said that they got their honey from 

 the red clover, and then take their load to the next blossom. 

 In this way they actually fertilize the red clover, being the only 

 insect that does, and it is safe to say that but for them there 

 would be no red clover for the farmer. An interesting descrip- 

 tion of the clothes moth and Buffalo carpet beetle followed. 



In answer to inquiries the Professor stated he did not know 

 the relative values of Paris green and London purple. The 

 white froth on grass blades in haying time was due to a little 

 grasshopper that sucks the sap. He said that a little black bug 

 that Mr. Hazeltiue, of Avers Village, said that he found a pest 

 in his potatoes was one of three or four species of beetles pecu- 

 liar to certain localities. A minute orange colored insect, which 

 Mr. Poor, of Andover, found on red top, inside the sheath, was 

 a species of thrip. Thrip in the grapery could be smoked out by 

 dropping Dalmation powder on live coals in a shovel. The 

 long green worm found by Mr. Phippeu, of Methuen, upon his 

 tomatoes was probably the tobacco worm. It has a spleudid 

 moth. He had known of 42 parasites to be bred from one lava. 



The squash bugs were then discussed- M. C. Andrews, of 

 Andover, was troubled by a bug that worked up through the 

 stem. Prof. Fernald thought it caused by striped bugs, they 

 deposit their eggs, the eggs produce a maggot aud eats the root. 

 Mr. Ware said lime or any dust would keep off the bugs. Mr. 

 Holt, of Andover, said that squashes planted as late as June, 

 escaped the bugs. Mr. Kimball, of Bradford, raised the finest 

 squashes by the use of coal ashes, which kept off the bugs. 



The 66th Institute, and last of the season, was held at 

 Town Hall, Peabody, March 12th, 1889. ;G-eorge M. Whittaker, 

 of the "New England Farmer," Boston, opening the forenoon 



