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AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



about the same. Spra^Mng the trees with lye, soap suds or tobacco 

 water about the time the leaves are unfoldmg, and once again later if 

 necessary, would kill the most of them. The spray should be 

 directed under the leaves as much as possible so as to reach them . 

 Spraying with Paris G-reen early in the season would probably kill 

 the lice as well as other insects. Some have tried colonizing lady- 

 birds upon the trees with satisfactory results. 



THE IMPORTED CURRANT- WORM. 



Nematus ventricosics, Klug. 

 Attention has been called to this insect as doing injur}^ to goose- 



berry bushes. 



We give cuts of the perfect insect (Fig. 30) which 



FIG. 30. 



is four winged and known as a saw fly, the larva at work on the 

 leaves (Fig. 31.) and a leaf (Fig. 32) showing the holes made by 

 the 3'oung larva. 



