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The Rose and Berry Scale 



(Aulacaspis rosae) 



This scale is a very serious pest to the berry grower, and a great 

 annoyance to the rose lover at times. 



It appears a dead white, on the canes of the bushes near the 

 ground, and looks much like splashes of whitewash thrown on them. 

 The scale pulled off, reveals the tiny red insect beneath. They par- 

 ticularly like loganberries and often ruin the plants. 



The best remedy is to cut out the old canes as soon as done bear- 

 ing, and spray those remaining with kerosene emulsion, digging 

 the soil away around the roots to allow the fluid to penetrate to them 

 as the scale often infests the canes below the surface. 



Twelve Spotted Leaf Beetle (Diabrotia soror) 

 Much enlarged. 



Diabrotica Soror 



This is the familiar green beetle with twelve black spots. It is 

 found everywhere, on all sorts of plants, and on all of them it does 

 more or less damage. The tender growth of the orange tree is 

 often attacked, freshly budded and young trees being especially 

 subject to them, but the lemon seems to be immune. The larva 

 lives in the ground and gets its food there. There are two ways 

 to control these beetles. One may jar or shake them off from young 



