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THE VACJABOND CRAMBUS. 



names imd describes many mammuls, birds, mid otlicr insects 

 that destroy this pest. He also describes many medianical ap- 

 pliances for the destruction of the pest. ]n California the i)ast 

 season locusts which were verv common and harmful were de- 

 stroyed by use of poison. Bran, sugar and arsenic were mixed 

 and left whore the insects could gain access to the mixture. 

 Whether this can be nutde available in iields to protect grass, 

 cats, etc., is yet to be decided by actual trial. 

 Craiiibiis Yiilu^ivaji^elliis, Clem. The Ya^aboiul Ci aiiibiiN. 



Order Lepedoptera. Fdinili/ Pyralidav. 

 This insect is not rau in Michigan, nor in other ^Northern 

 States, yet it has rarely attracted attention as a serious i^est in 

 agriculturi'. In 1881 the pastures in parts of Northern New 

 York were quite seriously damaged by this pest. It belongs to 

 the same family as the bee moth, and to the same genus as the 

 corn-root wcl) worm, Crambus zeellus Fcrnald, which has done 

 considerable damage in Illinois the past summer (1885). 



FiQ. iri8. 

 The moth, <l, Fig. 158, expands :^.5 c m (1 inch) and like all of 

 the specii's of this genus has a slender body. The front wings 

 are of a dull yellow color. There are rows of black scales be- 

 tween the veins and a sub-marginal row of black dots near the 



