1922 



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found feeding on strawberry roots, and, to some extent on the crowns. However, 

 on account of the. prevalence of- "black-root" (winter injury) we found it im- 

 possible to gauge the injury caused by the root-worms. 



t Rose chafers feeding on apples. 



Steawbeery Weevil (Anthonomus signatus). This pest was again injur- 

 ious in some strawberry fields in the -Niagara district. 



Raspberry Saw-Fly (Mdnopliadnoides rubi). This insect was very abun- 

 dant in a number of places, notably at Burford, -Waterford and Brighton At 

 Burford. several acres of raspberries were nearly defoliated by it. 



A. Grape blossom cluster destroyed toy- 

 rose chafers. B. Normal 

 blossom cluster. - - 



Strawberry leaf beetles feeding on 



and destroying opening 



raspberry buds. 



Easpberry Caa+e Maggot (Phorbia rubivora) . At Brighton and Port 

 Hope the maggot of this fly caused considerable alarm by boring into and killing 

 the young raspberry shoots: It is seldom that injuries from this insect in -Ontario 

 are reported. The variety affected was Columbia. -. .; : j. .'...- 



