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larvae or grubs that would doubtless live through the winter. A delay till 

 the second season appears to be quite common in this species, and is one of 

 nature's safeguards against extermination should there be an entire failure 

 of the crop in any one year, as happens occasionally. This smaller species 

 is known to breed in chinquapin nuts and acorns, -as well as chestnuts while 

 the larger form has been obtained only from the latter. There is appa- 

 rently no record of the larger species remaining in the pupa stage till the 

 second year, although it is probable that such occurs. Only one parasite, 

 Urosigalphus a r mat us Ashm. has been bred from this chestnut 

 weevil. 



Remedial measures. There is no practical method of preventing ovi- 

 position, unless it be by jarring which would probably prove too expensive 

 in most cases. The infested nuts should be destroyed each year before the 

 insects fors-ake them and enter the ground. W orm) - chestnuts may be 

 easily recognized by pouring the nuts into a vessel of water, and the lighter 

 ones will rise to the surface after a little stirring. The sound ones should 

 be dried, and it would be safer to thoroughly treat them with carbon 

 bisulnd, using at least one pound for each 1000 cubic feet of space and 

 exposing the nuts to the fumes for about 24 hours. 



Bibliography 

 1897 Lintner, J. A. [ns. X. Y. 12th Rep't, p. 267-72 



FltEOl KNTKKS, USUAIXTT INJURIOUS, OK DECIDUOUS FOKKST TREKS 



Ring-legged tree bug 



Brochymena annulate Fabr. 



This dark grayish black, rather thick tree bug about - s s inch long, may be taken 

 from midsummer to the end of the season and probably in early spring, on various trees. 



There are only three examples in our collection and these were cap- 

 tured from miscellaneous trees ; one, in particular, probably occurring near 

 or on pines. 



Description. This species has been frequently mentioned in literature, 

 though in some instances it has probably been confused with R. 4-pus- 



