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but using sealed kerosene, such as lie had in his can and at his wish to save time, into 

 which was put 12 gallons diluted emulsion and one-fourth pound London purple, think- 

 ing to destroy eggs and larvae of codling moth at same time. The season has been so 

 very late here that apples are only well formed, and I even saw some blossoms on 

 late varieties. Wo had no apple blossoms for " memorial decorations." Having no 

 microscope at hand I could not tell whether it was just the day to destroy the bark- 

 lice, for the scales seemed to be still fast adhering to twigs. I have other years 

 seen the young lice like yellow dots crawling out on the new wood, but did not see 

 any yesterday. — [J. W. Van Deman, Benzonia, Mich., June 20, 1888. 



Greenhouse Pests. 



I send you some worms, and one pupa of same (I think), which feed on almost any 

 soft-wooded greenhouse plants; also some flea beetles which feed on Fuschias. I 

 do not think they feed on anything else ; at least they do not with us. Both are very 

 destructive, and so far nothing but hand-picking will destroy them. Can you tell 

 me what they are and suggest any remedy for them ? — [E. S. Miller, Wading River, 

 Long Island, September 12, 1888. 



Reply. — The larvae sent are those of Botis harveyana. This is a pyralid which has 

 long been known to feed upon various greenhouse plants. The flea-beetles are Grap- 

 todera exapta. In case these insects are not very abundant, hand-picking will of 

 course be the best remedy. If they should become very numerous an application of 

 an arsenical solution may be made to the plants. — [September 14, 1888. J 



Euphoria damaging green Corn. 



I send you by to-day's mail three beetles that were found in an ear of sweet corn 

 under the husks, eating the kernels of corn ; there were four in the ear, but one got 

 away. They bad eaten the ear most all up. I would like to know to what family 

 they belong, and whether they are an old or new enemy to the corn crop. — [Eugene 

 O. Wheelock, Brooklyn, Wis., September 10, 1888. 



Reply.— The beetles belong to a common species, Euphoria inda. This species has 

 long been known to attack injured fruit, and is often found congregating in numbers 

 upon injured parts of trees feeding upon the sap. They have not been known to 

 attack sound fruit to our knowledge. It is quite probable that the ear of corn in 

 which you found them had been injured previously by birds or some other agency. 

 We shall be very glad to have you investigate the matter and see whether they attack 

 the corn before it has been injured ; if so this will prove a new habit. These beetles 

 belong to the same family as the June Beetle and the Rose Chafers.— [September 14, 

 1888.] 



The Indian meal Moth in Kansas. 



I inclose herewith specimens of worms infesting our mill, which, in view of reports 

 in milling journals, have given us some uneasiness. We have not noticed any moth 

 likely to be the parent. The white worm seems to spin for itself a cocoon and pass 

 from that into some other stage. Some of the cocoons have remaining in them a brown 

 shell and we find among the cocoons a brown worm also, some of which are inclosed. 

 We think the pest — whatever it is — came to us in a can of corn purchased in the 

 county east of us (Clark), and as yet is confined to the wareroom containing the 

 corn. The white worm seeks hiding places in folds of sacks and crevices of walls, 

 and there makes its cocoon. The first notice of them was a continuous web spread 

 all over the heap of shelled corn with no worms in this web, but bunches of grains 

 webbed together containing cocoons, and on further search we found them as above 

 mentioned. Please tell me what they are, and if liable to become a serious pest, give 

 remedy if you can.— [J. P. Craig, Memphis, Mo., December 18, 1889. 



Reply. — Your letter of December 18 with specimens came safely. The insect 

 which is infesting your mill is a rather serious pest and is known ordinarilv as the 

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