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buslios of all central Now York. It is fVom the pen of Thomas Barlow, an 

 cniinenf entomoloc^ist, Canastota, N. Y. : " It is about three-eighths of an 

 iiicli in length, alxjonien lomon-yellow ; neck and month yellow ; m-ud and 

 eyes black ; upper and lower sides of the thorax black ; the other sides of 

 the thorax yellow ; legs yellow, except the tarsal joints of the hind legs, 

 which are black; antennaj about half the length of the body, or three-six- 

 teenths of an inch; four wings, or hymenopterous, with a small black spot 

 on the t)uter edge of the upper pair about one-third distant from posterior 

 extremity. The worms passed into the pupa state the 2GLh of May, and 

 on tlie 8th of June tiiey appeared in the perfect lly. The whole insect has 

 a shiny, glassy appearance, lik(^ a winged parasite. The wings are very 

 transparent and ribl)ed considerably like the wings of an aphis. The 

 abdominal form is much like that of the ant, and the wings lie along upon 

 the body with but little spreading at the hind ends. Althongh I have 

 specimens of last season presented mo as stated in a former article, th(;y 

 were in too much of a shriveled condition for delinitc description." Mr. 

 Tutnam says : 



■' In that article Mr. Barlow described the worm, and speaks of the 

 rap.idity of its transformation, a few days only sufficing for it to become a 

 perfect Hy and to commence laying a multitude of eggs. These eggs are 

 soon hatched, and thus the pest is indefinitely increased. In that former 

 article, Mr. Barlow gave as his opinion that neither lime, ashes, soap-suds, 

 nor any similar remedies were of any avail worth mentioning ; that the 

 oidy effectual way was to place sheets of paper under the buslies, knock 

 the worms off by striking the bushes lightly with a stick, and then destroy 

 the worms. In this conclusion Mr. B. is undoubtedly right. I have tried 

 both ashes and lime, and though ihey cause the worm some trouble they 

 do not stop its ravages. With the leaf well covered with ashes or lime the 

 worm will continue its operations along the edge of the leaf with undimin- 

 ished appetite. I have taken the worms, covered them with lime or ashes 

 and then slacked the same by applying a drop or two of water ; but neither 

 the slacked lime nor the lye from the ashes trough, both powerful enough 

 to aftect the fingers, seemed to produce any effect upon the worm. In each 

 case they only squirmed a little, and finally came out as good as new, with 

 apparently an increased appetite. By proper management, however, the 

 destruction of these posts becomes comparatively a trifling task. The 

 bushes should be cultivated well apart and out on open ground, and witli- 

 out grass under them. By placing sheets of paper as above (pieces of oil 

 cloth carpeting are bettor), then bending over the limbs and striking light- 

 ly with a rod, the worms will drop off by hundreds, and can be burned or 

 drowned. A sprinkling of lime or ashes on the bushes will make them curl 

 up and relax their hold more readily. The eggs already laid on the under 

 Bide of the leaves will of course hatch out in a few days, and the same treat- 

 ment must be administered to the new brood. Follow up this process for 

 two or three weeks, and the fruit and foliage are mostly saved. It will 

 readily be soon that the above remedy faithfully applied will well nigh 

 exterminate this race of depredators, and if all the insect tribe which infest 

 the garden and orchard could be as easily disposed of, the lovers of fruit 



