106 MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



THE SPOTTED PAEIA. STEAWBEKRY LEAF BEETLE. 



Typoplirus Gemellus, Fabr. tar. gilvipes, Dej. 



Oedek Coleopteea. Family Chrysomelipae. 



We received the following' letter, No. 1, from Mr. Bray, accompanied 

 by specimens, which we carefully examined and named as above. 



We wrote him to spray with Paris green at once, and also asked 

 a number of questions stating that this insect had been known as a 

 great pest to strawberry growers in other states, but had not before 

 been reported as injurous to the strawberry or raspberry in Maine. 

 In letters "No. 2 and l> will be found the reph - . After reciving Mr. 

 Bray's second letter, to be sure that we were right, specimens were 

 submitted to Dr. Horn and Mr. Henshaw both specialists in Coleoptera, 

 and they confirmed the name. The fact that this insect has done no 

 damage to strawberries in Maine, and should take to raspberries and 

 blackberries is somewhat remarkable. It is also strange that it 

 should appear in noticeable numbers so suddenly. Below is given an 

 account of the insect. 



Hebron, Maine, April 30, 1895. 

 Professor Jordan: 



Dear Sir — I send .you some raspberry canes and a few of the in- 

 sects that are eating them. I have one acre of Cuthbert raspberries 

 and they are covered with the insect enclosed. They eat into the 

 buds as shown on the canes sent, and I fear will ruin the crop. I 

 had a few of the same last year. They do not seem to fly around, but 

 crawl up the canes from the ground. I shall try spraying with "Paris 

 green", four ounces to fifty gallons of water, but do not have much 

 faith that it will do any good. I think there will have to be some- 

 thing- used on the canes that they will not like the smell of to prevent 

 their crawling up. Please tell me what they are and .what remedies 

 I had better trj r . 



Respectfully yours, 



C. L. BRAY, 

 Hebron, Maine. 



Hebron, Maine, May 14, 1895. 

 Mr. Harvey: 



Dear Sir — Yours at hand and in reply will say that I fear you have 

 got the wrong insect. I have raised all kinds of small fruits for the 

 past ten years including strawberries and have never noticed the 

 insect before last year, and then only on raspberries. I got my 

 first raspberry plants about ten years ago from A. M. Purdy, Palmyra, 

 X. Y., and have increased vaj patch to one acre from them. I have 

 sold plants to different parties and fail to hear of any injury being 

 done to any of them with one exception. Last year was the first 

 time I ever saw any of the insects, and -where I raised in 1893, SO 

 bushels of berries I got only 30 in 1894. I sold about 1300 plants last 



