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are expanded. This beetle is less than one-sixth of an inch lon^ 

 yellowish-brown m color, and densely covered with pale yellow haT 

 Where the blossom has been attacked, but not destroyed! theTruTtx 

 one-sided and imperfect Whole crops are sometimes destroyed n 

 his way The small whitish worms feed upon the fruit and are 

 found adhering to the fruit at picking time. The beetles work 

 most m the morningr and the evening and are not much seen at midday 

 Handpickmg, mornings and evenings, may be satisfactory in small 

 gardens. In large plantings, spraying with arsenate of lead, while 

 the buds are swelling and after the blossoms are open, has been 

 tried with success. The applications may be made with vineyard 

 sprayers, such as are used for grapes. 



Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus fratensis. See page 76. 



GENERAL PROGRAM OF TREATMENT FOR RASPBERRY 

 AND BLACKBERRY. 



STRAWBERRY INSECTS. 

 MARCH-APRIL--MAY. 



In some parts of the country the Strawberry Root Loitse, Aphis 

 forbesi, multiplies upon the roots of the strawberry during the 

 growing season until the plants are sapped of their vitality and 

 many of them killed. Dead and unhealthy plants, together with 



