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as the oak, maple, chestnut, willow, ash, etc., and it is extremely fond of feeding on 

 apple trees, especially nursery stock. The adult insect is, therefore, just as much a 

 menace as its larva, the white grub. The insects usually appear in this part of the 

 world in June, as their name implies, and they generally fly at night. Frequently in 

 June you will see a very large insect flying about and sometimes it will bang heavily 

 against you ; such an insect is generally a large June bug, or as it is called in other 

 parts of the world, the cockchafer. They feed upon the foliage of trees, and shortly 

 afterwards deposit their eggs in the ground singly at a depth of an inch to three 

 inches. The larvae or white grubs hatch out, and first they feed on the young and 

 tender roots of the crop, whether it is strawberry, oats, wheat or other cereal crops, 

 and on the approach of winter they go deeper into the ground and pass the winter in 

 the grub stage. The white grub, like the wireworm, has a life-history which extends 

 over several years, generally about three years. The greatest damage is done during 

 the second year, and in some cases during the third year, When the larva feeds upon 

 the larger roots; it is then that it begins to make its presence noticeable. It spends, 

 as I have said, two or three years in the soil, and then goes deeper down into the soil 

 and makes a hollow cell or chamber in the earth, where it changes into a pupa, as we 

 call it.' 



Strawberry Weevil. — The strawberry weevil frequently does much harm by cut- 

 ting ofi the flower buds, the stem being severed close to the bud. The grub of this 

 insect feeds on the pollen of the flowers, and after the female has laid an egg in the 

 bud she cuts ofi the latter so that it will not develop. The unopened bud falls to the 

 ground and the grub of the weevil develops inside it. There is only one brood of 

 this insect in the year. The beetles appear in August and then hide away beneath the 

 moss or among the bushes, and remain in a lethargic condition until the following 

 spring. The varieties of strawberries chosen by the female for egg-laying are those 

 which produce much pollen, as it is chiefly on that part of the flower that the grubs 

 feed. Varieties of strawberries which are bearers of pistillate flowers only are not 

 attacked; consequently when the strawberry weevil is abundant, growers will do well 

 to plant a large proportion of pistillate sorts, only using enough plants of perfect 

 flowering sorts as will ensure proper fertilization of the fruit. 



As the strawberry weevil passes the winter in the mature beetle form, and flies 

 to the strawberry buds just before the flowers unfold, when the work of the weevil is 

 noticed in the spring, it would be well where it is practicable, to cover the rows of 

 perfect -flowering plants with cheesecloth until the flowers are well opened. Trapping 

 the beetles, it is claimed, has produced good results. For this purpose, pollen-bearing 

 plants should be planted in rows near the bearing beds, and when these are found to 

 be covered with beetles, the plants may be sprayed with whale-oil soap solution, one 

 pound in five gallons of water, or with the kerosene emulsion. 



Cut-worms. — Out-worms sometimes do much injury in the strawberry plantation, 

 especially the climbing species. They do their destructive work at night, and though 

 the injury to the roots or leaves is apparent in the morning, the cut-worms have 

 disappeared. They may usually be found secreted in the surface soil not far away 

 from the plants they have injured. 



Remedy. — WTiere either the climbing or the non-climbing species is troublesome, 

 or where injury is done to either leaves or roots, the most effective remedy is poisoning 



