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3. — A small trowel is, on the whole, the best implement to use for 

 pupa-digging, a pupa-digger having the disadvantage of maiming 

 most of tlie pupae it happens to touch, though it is most useful in pulling 

 away the grass round trees. A bark-ripper is objectionable, on the 

 ground of the havoc it makes with trees, yet it can be used to 

 advantage for picking off small pieces of bark (Hunter). 



4. — The larva of Uropterijx sambncata hybernates well either in the 

 open air or under cover, in a shed or outhouse ; if in the open air a 

 strong muslin bag tied to a branch of Pnmus spinosa, in a sheltered 

 position, forms a good winter cage, if under cover twigs should be 

 placed in a bottle of water and the larvas secured by a muslin bag tied 

 round the neck of the bottle, the larv^ should be supplied with fresh 

 food so long as a vestige of green leaves is obtainable (Grapes). 



5. — The larvffi of Plusia chrysitis may be wintered on Lamium 

 album planted in a large-size flower-pot secured by muslin tied round 

 the rim and to a central support. On the approach of winter the 

 larvae cease to feed, secrete themselves in the folds of the fallen leaves 

 where they remain throughout the winter ; they recommence feeding 

 very early in the spring (Grapes). 



6. — The larvas of Aplecta nebulosa should be hybernated on Rumex 

 planted in a circular wooden vessel a foot or two in diameter, and 

 covered with muslin tied tentwise to a central support (Grapes). 



7. — The larvffi of Cerigo vmtiira should be wintered on Poa, or 

 coarse grasses, growing in a garden seed-pan filled with mould and 

 protected by a muslin cover. It is advisable to examine the receptacle 

 for predatory insects occasionally (Grapes). 



8. — During the winter, larvae of Ephippiphora foeneana and 

 Dichrorampha simpliciana were obtained in the roots of Artemisia 

 vulgaris and larvae of Coleophora murinipennella on seeds of Luziila 

 pilosa at West Heath, Hampstead (Elisha). 



9. — During the autumn months the stems of hnpatiens noli-me- 

 tangere should be collected for the larvae of Penthina piostremana which 

 emerge the following May (Hodgkinson). 



By J. A. BUTTEEFIELD, B.Sc. 



10. — Collect diseased hips from wild rose. The larvae of Stigmonota 

 roseticolana emerge from them from the middle of September to the 

 middle of October ; place in the jar with the hips a few moderate- 

 sized pieces of rotten wood, and cover well so as to prevent larvfe from 

 escaping. When all have buried themselves in the rotten wood, place 

 out-of-doors during the winter, bringing them in again in May. The 

 imagines should be reared in plenty in June. 



11. — In October dig up whole plants of ragwort where they are 

 known to contain larvae ; plant in shallow boxes, a dozen or two in 

 each box, and place in garden through the winter ; if brought indoors 

 in June FyphippAphora trigeminana, Eupoexilia atricapitana, &c., will be 

 bred. 



12. — Cut off shoots of mugwort six or eight inches from the ground 

 and plant them in seedling boxes, two or three dozen in each ; place 

 in garden through the winter and bring indoors in June when 

 Eykippiphora foeneella, Dichrorampha simiMciana, &c., will be bred in 

 July. 



13. — Roots of wild carrot, yarrow, thistles, &c., yield very good 



