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be due to imperfect distribution of the pollen of the blossoms. Te test — 
the matter they placed therefore several hives of bees in their orchard 
in 1890. The result was striking, for the Bassford orchard borea good 
crop of cherries, while other growers in the valley who had no bees 
found their crops entire or partial failures. This year (1891) Messrs. 
Bassford had some sixty-five hives of bees in their orchard, and Mr. H. 
A. Bassford writes to the Entomologist: *‘ Our crop was good this sea- 
son, and we attribute it to the bees.” And he adds further: _ 
Since we have been keeping bees our cherry crop has been much larger than for- 
merly, while those orchards nearest us, five miles from here, where no bees are kept, 
have produced but light crops. 
The Vacaville Enterprise said last spring, when referring to the result 
of the experiment for 1890: 
Other orchardists are watching this enterprise with great interest, and may con- 
elude that to succeed -in cherry culture a bee-hive and a cherry orchard must be 
planted side by side. 
And now that the result for 1891 is known, “others,” so Mr. Bass- 
ford writes, ‘‘who have cherry orchards in the valley are procuring bees 
to effect the fertilization of the blossoms.” 
SOME BRED WEST VIRGINIA BRACONIDZ. 
By A. D. HopKins, Morgantown, W. Va. 
(West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.) 
Subfamily BRACONINZ:. 
Parasites. Host. 
Braconubetitager Cress <.... 225.22 --- 22: Lixus scrobicollis. Cocoons found in larval 
mine of host in pith of Ambrosia arte- 
misiefolia (Ragweed), April $. Imago 
emerged May 12. 
BLACORAIMAVOIILUS CESS). =<.) 2 f2e22 1-2 Lixus scrobicollis. Cocoons found in pith 
of Ambrosia trifida in larval mines of host, 
Dec. 24. Imago found emerged Feb. 24. 
Same in Ambrosia artemisiefolia, Apr. 
20. Larva (?) taken feeding on pupa of 
host. Dee. 24. 
Tetropium cinnamopterum. Imago takenin 
sapwood of Abies nigra in pupal chamber 
of host, July 8. 
IBLAcOn- Simplex Cress: -— oS. cae oe eee Buprestid and Longicorn larve. Taken 
with ovipositor inserted in bark of Fa- 
gus ferruginea (Beech) infested by host. 
Neoclytus larva. Taken with ovipositor 
inserted under bark of Abies nigra, Aug. 
29. Observed frequent at same time on 
Spruce logs, and flying in Spruce for- 
ests.* 
~ Lumbermen supposed this to be the insect which killed the trees. 
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