134 Quarterly Report of the Hon. Consulting Hntomologist. 
Amongst fruit attacks, which are yearly requiring more atten- 
tion from the extension of the fruit-growing industries, inquiries 
have been sent regarding Weevil Beetles, which are sometimes a 
great cause of loss to raspberry growers ; Apple Sawfly, another 
bad attack, regarding the winter condition of which I am now re- 
ceiving information ; and the Black Currant Gall mite, an increas- 
ingly troublesome pest to bush-fruit growers. All of these attacks 
might be lessened by attention beforehand, and the first two most 
especially by attention to their winter condition in the ground. 
The Cecidomyia larva, or red maggot, of the Hop-STRIG, is another 
attack regarding which communication has been made, and which 
also might be much lessened, if not prevented, if it were possible to 
apply to the surface of the hop-hills dressings or treatment which 
would destroy or disperse the maggots lying in the soil, so as not 
merely just to disturb and again lightly bury them. 
On Saturday, February 20th (that is, almost immediately after 
the severely cold night of Tuesday, February 16th), I received speci- 
mens of Daddy Long-legs grubs and caterpillars of the great Yellow 
Underwing Moth, which were then doing much mischief in a field of 
wheat near Stafford. This observation is worth notice as a further 
confirmation that cold is not to be relied upon as a means of clearing 
the grubs, that is as long as they are in tlieir natural shelters ; and 
with regard to the Tipuloi larvoc, i.e., Daddy long-legs grubs, I have 
known them survive being frozen to a temperature of 10° below 
zero, that is 42° of frost. 
I am sorry to report that the Mediterranean Flour-moth, the 
Ephestia Kuhnidla, has been steadily establishing itself in this 
country. This little grey motli is not altogether unlike a clothes- 
moth in shape and size, and particularly infests wheat mills and 
stores, and the caterpillars, besides injury to the flour, do unbounded 
mischief by dispersing themselves in every part of the mill where 
flour can be found, and by their great powers of web-spinning they 
stop the flow of flour in the “.spouts ’’and also injure the “.silks.” 
When once infestation is established, each mill is a centre for dis- 
tribution of the pest to all places, near or far, to which the flour, or 
sacks which have held the infested flour, may be sent. 
In previous reports I have described this attack with information 
as to such remedies as can be brought to bear, which are mainly — 
turning on steam at the highest temperature attainable ; fumigation 
with sulphur (the amount of sulphur used being strictly regulated in 
order to avoid risk of injury to flour) ; also extreme cleanliness ; and 
baking, or otherwise treating, sacks used for transmission of flour 
which is, or may be, infested, is an important precaution. The 
attack can be very much kept under, as is shown by the good results 
in Canada, where, on the outbreak of the pest at Toronto, the mea- 
sures used here were adopted, only on a much more stringent scale ; 
but with us, as the inquh-ies sent to myself are in business con- 
fidence, it is not in my power to give Mmrning in the infested districts, 
and thus this mill pest spreads around, and not only amongst our- 
selves. I have recently heard from Dr. Lindeman, the agricultural 
