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summer, or of fresh flies from a summer brood of which we do not yet 
know the locality — or (which observations so far seem to me most 
to point to) from eggs laid in the land, the maggots from which, in 
due season, attack the autumn and winter-sown corn. 
Further observations are very much needed to give some basis 
for generally practicable measures of prevention, as at present this 
attack is a cause of great loss, more especially in the Eastern 
Counties, not only to the extent of damaging the young wheat often 
to the necessity of ploughing in or patching, but also, as shown 
by the notes with which I was favoured for publication (see p. 51 
of my 14th Report) by Mr. Michael Ellison, of Barber Woodhouse, 
near Rotherham, is liable both to lessen the yield on attacked 
plants which have survived to maturity, and likewise very much to 
lessen the quality of the grain. 
I should be glad to give any information in my power to any 
applicant, and also to receive any, with a view to forming a more 
complete report. Amongst the various points, anything bearing 
on the preceding condition of tlie land as to cropping or fallowing, 
and particularly any details regarding surface treatment (as harrow- 
ing or scarifying, or rolling and trampling), would be desirable. 
Amongst other crop attacks, inquiries have been sent regarding 
the tumip-seed weevil {CeittorhyncJtus assimilis) and the blossom 
beetle {Meligethes aeneus), both of Avhich are doing mischief. In 
the latter case not only flowers of the cabbage tribe, but apple- 
blossom buds also were found infested by the little dark-greenish 
beetles. In this case, however, where the trees are only of a moderate 
height, something may be done to lessen attack, at least in garden 
treatment, by jarring the branches, so as to cause the beetles to fall 
on tarred cloths or boards laid below. 
Serious injury has been caused in raspberry plantations by a 
small red cat€rpillar, agreeing both in appearance and habits with 
that of the raspberry moth, the Lampronia ruhiella. This turns to 
chrysalis in the bud within which it has fed, or close to it, as in the 
shrivelled young leaves around. It is now turning, or has lately 
turned, to chrysalis state, and no time should be lost in breaking otf 
and destroying all infested buds or shoots. "Where this has been 
already done, as it has very carefully on some plantations, the attack 
next year may be expected to be much lessened. 
Since writing the above, the first of my own specimens deve- 
loped on June 1, from the chrysalis, and agreed in every respect 
observable with the description of Lampronia rubiella. This is a 
small moth, somewhat about the size of a clothes moth, with the 
upper wings brownish, spotted with yellow, two of the spots on the 
inner margin of the wing much larger than the others, and four on 
the outer margin large enough to be noticeable, the others much 
smaller, the under wings fuscous, the head yellowish, face somewhat 
greyer. 
I have received an application from the Secretary of the Falk- 
land Islands Company regarding some kind of fly which is considered 
to have been recently imported into the Islands, and is proving very 
