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turn into pupse from July onwards, and during August and 
September the perfect insect appears. They like a damp 
situation. If the ground is well drained, therefore, it has 
the effect of reducing these pests. Gas lime at the rate 
of 40 to 50 lb. per pole will kill the eggs or larvae. Star- 
lings and Rooks are very fond of the larvae of these insects 
and devour great quantities. 
Cockchafer. — This is another destructive insect. It 
is brown in colour, and has down on the breast. The 
beetle lays her eggs in the ground, and after a time the 
maggots are hatched. The larvae often live in the ground 
for three years, doing considerable damage to the roots 
of plants. When fully grown they may be 2 in. long, 
but are generally found in a bent position, being white 
and swollen at the end. They feed on the roots of all 
kinds of plants. As winter approaches they make their 
way deeper into the soil. During September they change 
into brown pupae. This stage usually lasts for two months, 
when the imago appears and hibernates for a time. In 
the following spring the perfect insect again appears and 
feeds on the leaves of various trees, doing considerable 
harm. A method sometimes employed to trap these in- 
sects is to lay down sods with the grassy side downwards. 
The larvae gather under these and may thus easily be 
destroyed. 
Earwig. — This is another troublesome insect. The 
female lays her eggs in little packets, and is said to brood 
over them as a hen does. The young larva is like the 
perfect insect. They are vegetable feeders and are very 
troublesome on Dahlias and Chrysanthemums, eating the 
flower buds and the young leaves. They may be trapped 
