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Hawkinsville, Ala., are Phoderia atomaris, while those from Mr. J. 
S. Newman, Atlanta, Ala., are the Platyhypena above-mentioned. 
the following remarks: “The insect has been ruinous to the 
black-cap raspberry in this vicinity for the last three or four 
years. Old raspberry plants have been dug up and thrown away 
to get rid of the pest. It first appeared (or was noticed) in one 
garden, and has spread to all in this vicinity. If it is a bark-louse, 
and if, as is stated by Harris, the female has no wings, how could 
the insect have spread so rapidly to six or eight gardens? I 
have not noticed it on the red or yellow raspberry. It multiplies 
so fast that it seems useless to try to kill it by any applications to 
the plant.” 
The whitish, flat, either broady-oval or round scales on the 
cane are, judging from the scales and eggs, those of the wide- 
spread Harris’s bark-louse (Diaspis harrisii Walsh), which is 
known to infest various trees and shrubs. The mode of spread- 
ing of this and other scale insects, the females of which never 
acquire wings, is more rapid than is generally supposed. The 
young lice which hatch in the spring are very active during a few 
days, and can overrun a large garden in a very short time. They 
may easily be carried from one garden to another by the wind or 
by the aid of birds or flying insects. In most cases, however, the 
female scales are transported from one place to another on cut- 
tings and nursery stock. The best way to counteract the ravages 
of this insect is to dig up and burn, in winter.time, all infested 
plants. New plants should always be carefully examined and 
thoroughly cleansed before planting. 
SreciFic VaLuE oF ApaTURA ALICIA Epw.—Mr. W. H. Ed- 
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