ROSE CHAl^ER ; MAY-BUG. 



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places bad been mucb tovu up by tbe fowls during the previous day or 

 two, and tbus attention was called to tbe state of tbings. Tbe fowls 

 were stated to be doing tbeir best, but tbeir plan of operation to be so 

 destructive, tbat a remedy was desired wbicb migbt be equally effectual 

 witbout ruining tbe pasture. 



A few days later, Miss Dobell furtber wrote : — "Before your letter 

 came I bad set some men and boys to work to gatber tbem, and we 

 have bad tbousands, and still bave more to do. You can put your 

 band under tbe Grass and lift tbe Grass off, and wberever you can do 

 tbis tbere are tbe grubs. We are burning tbe Grass as we take it off, 

 as even in tbis sbort time (since baymaking) tbe Grass bas died too 

 mucb to be wortb planting," 



Specimens of tbe grubs wbicb were forwarded to me sbowed tbat 

 some wbicb were dug up about a spade deptb were certainly Cockcbafer 

 grubs (scientifically, larvae of tbe Melolontha vulgaris) ; otbers taken 

 from immediately below tbe Grass appeared in no way to differ from 

 tbe grubs of tbe Eose Cbafer. 



Melolontha vulgaius. — Common Cockchafer, larva, and chrysalis. 



On tbe 27tb of September, Miss Dobell furtber mentioned :—" In 

 all tbe places wbere we bave not picked tbe grubs, tbey still remain 

 just below tbe Grass. I tbougbt tbe tbree frosts we bave bad migbt 

 kill tbem, or send tbem deeper, but it bas not. We bave left off taking 

 tbem, and left tbe birds and cbickens to do wbat tbey can ; but tbougb 

 tbey bave been bard at it, I am sorry to find tbey leave many bebind 

 wbere tbey bave been." And two days after, on tbe 29tb, tbe grubs 

 were aa active as ever, or more so. Tbe lengtb of tbe Rose Cbafer 

 grubs wben extended, wbieb I bad not previously measured, was now 



