Reports to the Board of Agriculture . 
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Leather- Jackets or Larvae of Tipulidce. 
The insects sent to the Board of Agriculture by a correspondent 
from Eaton, Norwich, that had been damaging the roots ot grass 
proved to be the pupae of one of the Daddy Long Legs ( Tipulidse ). 
The larvae of these Tipulidae are known as “leather-jackets,” and are 
very destructive to all kinds of roots, especially grass. Pasture land 
is often ruined by them. 
They were those of the Yellow Spotted Crane Fly ( Pachyvhina 
maculosa), whose larvae work in a very similar way to those of the 
Common Crane Fly (Tipula oleracea). The pupae of the latter are 
larger than those of the former. 
(A full report on these pests is given on pages 94 to 104). 
PULSE PESTS. 
The Green Rose Chafer ( Cetonia aurata, Linn.) on 
Beans and Currant Bushes. 
The Green Pose Chafer ( Cetonia aurata) was sent to the Board 
from Gloucester, with a note that they were appearing in great 
quantities and were stripping the beans and currant bushes of their 
leaves. 
This beetle is generally distributed in the South of England and 
occurs in plenty in the Midlands, but becomes rarer in the North. 
It is usually very common at Gloucester, so that it is not surprising 
that it now and then occurs in such numbers as to become a serious 
pest. The beetle attacks all kinds of flowers and also the leaves ; it 
is especially injurious to the rose, apple and strawberry. It is also 
recorded as damaging turnips for seed. When attacking blossoms 
the beetles seem to mainly devour the anthers and thus destroy the 
crop. They are very frequently found in Peonies and on the Elder ; 
they also destroy Iris blossom at times. These brillant beetles fly 
readily in bright sunshine, but become very sluggish during dull, 
damp, and cold weather. 
Life- history. 
The beetles appear from the middle of May on through June. 
They lay their eggs in the ground, seeking out some crack or crevice 
into which they crawl. Heaps of rich earth such as cucumber beds 
and vine borders are favourite places for them to lay their eggs. 
These soon give rise to white grubs very like those of the Cockchafer, 
