NOTES ON OTHER INJURIOUS INSECTS. 



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GENERAL NOTES ON OTHER INJURIOUS INSECTS, ETC. 



THE RASPBERRY BEETLE (By turns tomentosus, Fabr.). Two ex- 

 amples of this beetle have been received from Staffordshire, where 

 some few years back it was fairly plentiful. Deeply burying the sur- 

 face soil has proved most effective, as also careful attention to burning 

 prunings, old canes, etc. 



THE BEAN APHIS. Considering what a plague there has been of 

 Aphids of all species during 1906, but very few attacks of the Bean 

 Aphis {Aphis rumicis, Linn.) have been reported in the Midlands, and 

 only one of a serious nature. 



THE APPLE BLOSSOM WEEVIL (Anthonomus pomorum, Linn.). 

 This pest has been received from Worcester and Hereford, but it is 

 nothing like so plentiful as it was a few years back. A full account 

 of the life-history and preventive and remedial measures is given in 

 my second Annual Report for 1904, p. 21. 



THE WINTER MOTH (Cheimatobia brumata, Linn.). Owing very 



largely to the failure of many growers to 

 put grease-bands on the tree, this insect 

 is rapidly increasing in the Midlands, and 

 ere long will prove a most serious pest 

 to fruit-growers. (See 2nd Annual Report 

 FIG. 6.-i. -Male Moth. 2. So- for 1904, p. 31, for life-history, etc.). 

 called wingless female. 



THE GREAT YELLOW UNDERWING MOTH (Triphaena pronuba, 



Linn.). Many examples 

 have been received of this 

 all too common pest, and 

 reports containing reme- 

 dial measures have been 

 forwarded to the different 

 correspondents. In com- 

 mon with all species of 

 surface larvae, it has been 

 unusually plentiful during 



1906. 

 FIG. 7 . L Larva. 2. Pupa. 3. Moth. 



