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May beetle. We have several times hatched 

 both these beetles from larvae found in old 

 manure heaps, thinking we had the larva of 

 the May beetle. 



The Vine Gliafer, (Anomcda ccelebs?) resem- 

 bling a small May beetle, we have found one of 

 the greatest beetle pests that infests the vine. 

 They appear in June and July, are about three 

 eighths of an inch long, rather broad, and of a 

 muddy brown color ; we have sometimes seen 

 them blackish brown. On the least jar they 

 double their legs up quickly and drop to the 

 ground. Catching them on sheets as they fall 

 is the best way to destroy them. There is 

 another beetle resembling this in color and 

 form, but only about one third the length, that 

 eats the unexpanded bud. Some- 

 times they are quite numerous. 



Steel-blue Beetle, (Haltica cha- 

 lybia, Fig. 154, enlarged four 

 times.) In some seasons and 

 places this beetle, though quite 

 small, does a large amount of 

 harm, appearing in great numbers, and attack- 

 ing the buds just as they begin to swell. They 

 sometimes bury their whole bodies in the bud, 

 eating out the young bunches and leaves. They 



