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is a good digging tool. A treatment recommended by our State ex- 

 periment station is to dig away the soil about the roots of the tree 

 down to the crown and fill up with loose soil, then pour on this loose 

 earth, carbon bisulphide from a half ounce to two ounces, according 

 to the size of the tree and number of worms, and at once throw up a 

 mound of loose earth about the tree. Wet earth will retain the bi- 

 sulphide gas too long, to the injury of the trees, therefore if rain 

 comes within twenty-four hours, take away the mound of earth. 



The Corn Worm 



(Heliothus armiger) 



This very common pest comes from eggs deposited by the moth 

 on the corn silk almost as soon as it appears, and the resulting larva 

 crawls to the young ear and begins its work. 



The remedies are to poison the moth with molasses mixed with 

 with arsenate of lead or paris green, in dishes fastened about the 

 heighth of corn ears, or better yet, plant an early crop of corn which 

 will get the worms before the main crop is ready, then before the 

 larva leave the ears to pupate in the ground, cut this crop and de- 

 stroy it, or feed it green, thus saving the later crop. 



Fuller's Rose Beetle (Aramigus fulleri) 



Fuller's Rose Beetle 



(Aramigus fulleri) 



This is a grayish brown bettle somewhat more than three-eighths 

 of an inch long. It tapers toward the head and has a short snout. 

 They can be found on the under side of the leaves of trees or the 

 forks of the branches, or clinging to a twig. They feed mostly at 

 night, keeping quiet and much in the dark during the day. They 

 are very injurious to strawberry plants, and new stock must be 

 obtained frequently from uninfested districts to raise them profit- 

 ably here. No plants for new beds should be taken from beds in 



