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sect's appearance in their beds, since it appears to be on the increase 

 and is sure to spread over the state wherever strawberries are raised. 



A second species of strawberry saw-fly is reported to occur in some 

 portions of the country, and may also reach our state ere long. This 

 latter insect has received the attentions of a Mr. F. W. Malley, who 

 studied its habits and life history quite thoroughly. An abstract of his 

 notes is given in vol. II of Insect Life, p. 137. Like the other spe- 



Fig. lb.—Monostegia ipnota : a, cgs ; b, leaf showing egg-blisters ; d, d, and /, larvae ; g, cocoon : 

 i, female fly— hair lines indicate size of the object illustrated ; o, p, q, r, and s, development of 

 larva in egg. [Alter Malley, from Insect Life.] 



cies, this new strawberry saw-fly devours the leaves and blossoms of 

 strawberry vines in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. It is described as 

 follows in the article referred to : 



"The adults of this species are black four-winged saw-flies, about 

 .28 inch long. By displacing the wings, characteristic dull whitish 



