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The canes should be sprayed at once with Paris green, one pound to 

 200 gallons of water, or one pound of fresh white helebore to 50 gal- 

 lons of water. To ascertain whether this beetle is common in the State 

 and also to learn whether it has been known to feed upon raspberry 

 plants, we Mould be pleased to hear from any one who has observed 

 it; to make the matter certain, a few of the beetles and a cane with 

 the buds injured should be sent in a wooden box, or, if working on 

 strawberry leaves, the beetles only need be sent. 



F. L. HARVEY, Entomologist, 



Experiment Station. 



In response to the above notice we received the following letter 

 and a package of the above named beetle. 



North Norway, Me., May 16, 1896. 

 Dear Sir — Noticing your communication to the Lewiston Journal in 

 regard to the raspberry flea-beetle, will say, that a small brown 

 jumping beetle, hard to catch, has done considerable damage to my 

 half acre of Shaffer raspberries. Have not seen them on strawberries, 

 but have seen them on blackberries, but they did but little damage, 

 They are especially injurious to raspberries that leave out late. I have 

 collected a few of the insects and mail them. They are not a jump- 

 ing animal, but fall and play dead on being disturbed. 



Yours truly, 

 W. C. SYMONDS. 



Below we give letters received this spring just as we are completing 

 our report and insert them as additional information upon this pest. 



Hebron, Me., May 12, 1896. 

 Prof. F. L. Hnrvey: 



Dear Sir — The bugs came on to my raspberries about April 20th, 



and it has been a fight between us two which would win, but it now 



looks, as you will seeby the canes sent, as though the bugs wouldcon- 



quer. I have never raised but a very few strawberries and have 



never seen any of the bugs on them. Last j'ear I looked the few vines 



I had over very carefully, but failed to find any of them. I have 



sprayed the most of the piece with Paris green, one to fifty gallons 



water, but can see no difference, and doubt very much if it will do any 



good as they take the bud before it begins to open and eat the inside 



all out, so you see it would be a difficult job to get the poison where 



they would get it. The only way that I can see is by hand killing. I 



have never seen any of the bug-s jump, but they will roll off the 



bushes as soon as disturbed. I also send you a bug that is longer 



and lighter colored. (There seems to be two colors of the bug - I 



sent you last year. One a shiny black, and the other a little reddish, 



perhaps male and female.) I find them quite plenty on the raspberry 



bushes that have got some leaves. The black bugs eat the sprouts in 



the ground, as you will see by the root sent. 



Very truly, 



C. L. BRAY. 



