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cheeked dying, and look some better. Have tried Paris green and 
also tobacco, but with no effect whatever. 8 . d 
“The following description of the worm is taken from living sneci- 
mens of those sent by Messrs. Porter and Bro.: Length nearly half an 
' of C a h ’dnn y veli rr ° n nd Slender ’ si * true legs and eight abdominal legs; 
ot a dull yellowish-green, or rather of a pale, dull, olive color - the 
head yellow, its hind portion slightly enveloped by the fold o’f the 
fide w!tTw ; a qUlte d i StinCt of sli S htl y P a l er tubercles on each 
• e, with hairs arising from each. There are usually two tubercles 
(IwSr ea ?^ gm , e ” t; some of the anterior segments appear 
to^hdve additional tubercles on each side. 
“ The following description of the moth is that first given bv the 
discoverer of the species : Head and thorax reddish brown Palpi 
*w egS - Pal6r ' dusk - v - Tarsal joints tipped with dusky 
Front wings reddish brown, streaked and spotted with black and 
nanse40 l to h efi r reS - ?!, nd win § s and abdomen dusky. Alar ex 
panse .40 to .45, of an inch.’ J 
“ It appears to be the general habit of this species to fold the leaves 
of the strawberry in such a manner as to bring the two halves of the 
upper surface together, fastening them with a Sight web. That they 
wft°w„ u d t0 ^ 06 u Uln extent u P° n the leaves must be admitted not¬ 
withstanding the above statement to the contrary. The leaves I have 
exammed, which contained specimens, nearly ail had a portion of the 
pulpy substance of the upper surface eaten, and in a few instances 
considerable notches were eaten. The species is two brooded the first 
oTearT- ll - v T a ? pea l n g f ‘he larva state in June, the moths coming 
out early in July The. last brood appears in the latter part of Sep- 
nawSbl T hese change into pupa; or chrysalids, in which state they 
pass the winter to appear again in the latter part of spring as moths. 
-Remedies—Messrs. Walsh and Riley suggested only the following 
methods of contending with this pest of the strawberry beds: “The 
only modes of fighting this new and very destructive foe of the straw- 
Derry which, however, seems to be confined to northerly regions are 
i ? eitker , in the «P™g or fall, such patches as are badly 
infested bv it, by which means the pup® will probably be destroyed • 
ran the°ris d k “f • i ’T " 6 M 7 P , lantE fr0m an infested region, so as to 
rU .vpvT e sk °1 introducing the plague upon your own farm.” ’ 
_ *he remedy here suggested implies the sacrifice of the plants and 
wh? n e i 7 doubt f nl whether any one that is effectual can be found 
which does not involve this sacrifice in cases where the patches are 
»- lnfeS ?n The ex 3 ^ act from Porter and Bro.’s letter shows ap¬ 
plications of tobacco and Paris green are ineffectual, but this we might 
suppose as _the worms are protected by the folds of the leaves. 
Hand pickmg or rather hand killing may be resorted to in cases 
where it is very desirable to save small patches, but the worms are 
very liable to escape and drop to the ground unless care is taken and 
their habits understood. Where it will not pav to adopt this method 
ind the patch is badly infested, I am inclined to the opinion that 
burning wdl be the most effecutal remedy. Cover the plants with 
itraw after the worms enter the pupa state in the fall, and burn over 
. oroughlv. It is possible that rolling twice or thrice with a heavy 
oiler may destroy most of them, but it is somewhat doubtful.” 
