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principally on the legs, and not, as was formerly believed, 
along the backs of the cattle. 
Miscellaneous Notes. 
Wasps . — I have received information from more than one 
quarter that prizes had been locally given for the destruction 
of queen wasps during the spring and that the plague of wasps 
in the summer was certainly less than usual. This has 
undoubtedly been the case in my own neighbourhood. Of 
course a few such cases may be mere coincidence and prove 
nothing, but it would be interesting to collect the experiences 
of all those neighbourhoods where the destruction of queen 
wasps was encouraged and compare them with others where 
no such measures were taken. It is well known that only the 
queens survive the winter, and that each individual found 
living in the spring is the potential foundress of a nest, and it 
is reasonable to suppose that a determined raid on the insects 
at this time must result in a noticeable reduction of its 
numbers later on. 
Pear midge . — Compared with the last few years I have 
this year received remarkably few complaints of the pear 
midge. This is very likely due to the fact that members are 
now quite well acquainted with the pest and no longer write 
to inquire as to its identity. Possibly, however, it has really 
been less troublesome during the past season, and stringent 
measures have had some restraining effect on it. In any case 
there is no reason to relax vigilance with regard to it, and all 
fruit growers should watch for its appearance in May next and 
do their utmost to eradicate it if it appears. 
Logan berries . — Cases of attack on logan berries by the 
raspberry beetle {By turns tomentosus ) were reported. 
Though the effect of this pest is manifest in the fruit, the 
attack really takes place when the plant is in flower, and it is 
at that time that most can be done to combat it. Those who 
have had their logan berries — or raspberries — attacked by this 
troublesome pest should look out for the beetle when the 
plants are in bloom next year, when numbers of the insects 
may be shaken down and destroyed. 
Cockroaches . — Some members seem still happily un- 
acquainted with these unpleasant insects, which have several 
times been sent for identification during the past year, and 
have been accused of depredations of which they are entirely 
innocent. The common house-cockroach, more often called the 
“ black beetle,” is a too frequent nuisance in kitchens, getting 
into the flour and other food-stuffs, but it does no absolute 
harm. It is not black, but a dark brown colour ; nor is it a 
