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Simmer, is now dead. Veteran peach and plum trees which 
live repeatedly borne bushels of fruit, are now good for noth- 
ig but the wood pile. An examination of a young pear-tree 
tat I last summer supposed had died of blight, showed 
losened bark, split apart, hanging in the wind, or absent alto- 
jither, showing countless holes no larger than a pin, the work 
( this small but deadly insect. A plum-tree which for two years 
I is grown unusually thrifty, now proves to be badly infested, 
ad probably will not leaf again. So great are the ravages 
iready proved, that many growers here have suffered large loss 
t trees. All varieties of fruit trees seem to be its food; none 
re exempt. One thrifty plum orchard, which last summer 
lemed in its prime, and has borne half a dozen profitable crops, 
l.e owner says is now ruined by this beetle. Dead apple-trees 
lade into stove wood last spring, of which a few sticks are 
It, show the unmistakable perforations. * * * The 
1st indications of their presence in the trees, are small drops of 
|im oozing from holes the size of a pin. An incision in the 
Lrk will show holes going straight into the sap wood, but 
Eldom deeper, and transverse holes (not unlike the run-ways of 
/fcs) immediately under the bark. The life of a tree when once 
fested seems to be very short, for it is speedily bored to death. 
* It is now said that nothing but digging out and 
lrning the trees will destroy the larvee. Wide vacancies have 
iready been made in the rows of trees, and unless prompt 
etion is taken, every orchard in Southern Illinois is doomed. 
rench, G. H.—The Fruit Bark Beetle: Scolytus rngulosus, 
(Trans. Ill. Horb. Soc., 1890, v. 24, p. 46.) 
Refers to articles in “Fruit-Growers’ Journal" above men- 
ioned. Believes the beetle is pretty well distributed over South- 
n Illinois. Mentions gummy exudations as evidence of the 
^esence of the beetle. Gives brief description of the adult and 
ethods of burrowing, and is disposed to think that there are 
vo broods a year. Refers to possible utility of washes of lime, 
irbolic acid and soap, or soap, carbolic acid and sulphur, or a 
)ray of soap and carbolic acid, applied when beetles are out. 
nly certain remedy destruction of every infested tree in winter. 
ickles, T.—The Fruit Bark Beetle. (Trans. Ill. Hort. Soc., 
1890, v. 24, p. 48.) 
Beetles make their appearance on the trees about the middle 
r July and stay on them till about the first of October. De- 
;ribes from his own observation the method of injury. Believes 
1 plum, peach, and cherry trees in Southern Illinois will be 
^stroyed by them in five years if they are not checked. Thinks 
ley occur in wild plum and cherry also. Says that no tree can 
ve over two years after it is once attacked. Makes some sug- 
?stions for the destruction of the beetle based upon the idea 
lat the injury can be arrested if the adults are destroyed when 
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