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forewings of the adult moth are a dark, ashy brown color, with a dull 

 pinkish-white patch near the middle of which are several black spots; 

 hindwings a little lighter than basal portion of forewings. 



< REMEDIES. 



The most effective remedy, and one that is not at all easy of accom- 

 plishment, is to cut off and burn infested twigs before October 1st, thus 

 destroying the larvae within the twigs. Another suggestion that has been 

 offered is to burn the fallen leaves while the insect is in the pupa state. 

 The latter method appeals to many more strongly than the former, be- 

 cause of its ease of application, but it is open to the objection that it 

 destroys the natural winter protection to the soil, and is not as sure as 

 cutting and burning the infested twigs. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



1880, Comstock, Rept. U. S. Commr. Agri., pp. 260-261. 



*]890, Packard, 5th Rept. U. S. Ent. Comm., pp. 359-360. 



1890, Schwarz, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., 2 : 73-77. 



1891, Hopkins, Bui. 16, \\' Va. Agri. Exp. Sta., p. 89. 



1893, Hopkins, Bui. .32, W. Va. A.gri. Exp. Sta., p. 237, No. 479. 



1894, Jack, Trans. Mass. rf'ort.' Soc., pp. 136-137. 



THE RED LEGGED FLEA BEETLE. 

 Crepidodera rufipcs Linn. 

 Order Coleoptera ; Family Chrysomelidae. 



This insect was first described by Linneaus, in 1758, as one of the 

 numerous Coleoptera common to both Europe and America. On the 

 former continent, it is widely distributed, except in the Arctic regions. 

 In North America it is known to occur in New York, Pennsylvania, 

 Maryland, Virginia and the District o"f Columbia, and in the National 

 Museum are two specimens labeled "Texas." 



According to Dr. Horn it extends as far west as Iowa. Durmg the 

 summer of 1904 it was noted as being very abundant in Ohio, and Mr. 

 O H Swezev found this beetle doing serious damage to young peach 

 trees in -Ad&ms countv. Early in April of that year the adults swarmed 

 out and ate the unopened leaf and fruit buds of the newly set peach 

 trees The greatest damage was on the part of the orchard adjommg a 

 growth of locust sprouts, the remnant of a large thicket the most of 

 which had been destroyed to make room for fruit trees. This case was 

 similar to that recorded by Dr. Riley (Insect Life, 5:333-4^). 



* Description of insect. 



