Feb. 14, 1916 
Cherry Leaf Beetle 
949 
CONTROL OF CHERRY LEAF BEETLE 
On account of the comparatively small numbers of the beetles at 
Ithaca, we were not able to conduct control experiments. However, 
several of our correspondents have had good success with lead arsenate 
(paste) used at the rate of 4 to 5 pounds to 100 gallons of water and also 
with a spray containing 40 per cent nicotine. In the case of the nico¬ 
tine spray our correspondent used it at the rate of 3 pints to 100 gallons 
of water and reported good success. He also reports failure with lead 
arsenate, though using treble and even quadruple the quantities gener¬ 
ally recommended for foliage-feeding insects. 
LITERATURE CITED 
(1) Chittenden, F. H. 
1899. Some insects injurious to garden and orchard crops. U. S. Dept. Agr. 
Div. Ent. Bui. 19, n. s., 99 p., 20 fig. 
(2) Davis, G. C. 
1894. Special economic insects of the season. In Insect Life, v. 7, no. 2, p. 
198-201. 
(3) Feet, E. P. 
1898. Notes on some of the insects of the year in the State of New York. In 
U. S. Dept. Agr. Div. Ent. Bui. 17, n. s., p. 16-23. Also published 
with some additions in 14th Rpt. State Ent. N. Y., 1898 (Bui. N. Y. 
State Mus., v. 5, no. 23), p. 231-242, fig. 17-20. 
(4) Johnson, C. W. 
1898. Report on insects injurious to the spruce and other forest trees. In 3d 
Ann. Rpt. Penn. Dept. Agr. 1897, pt. 2, p. 69-110, 12 fig., 6 pi. 
(5) LE Conte, J. L. 
1865. On the species of Galeruca and allied genera inhabiting North America. 
In Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., [v. 17], p. 204-222. 
(6 ) Lintner, J. A. 
1896. Galerucella cavicollis (Lee.). A cherry-leaf beetle. In nth Rpt. 
[State Ent.] N. Y., 1895 (49th Rpt. N. Y. State Mus.), p. 197-198. 
(7) Packard, A. S. 
1890. Insects injurious to forest and shade trees. U. S. Dept. Agr. Ent. Com. 
5th Rpt., 928 p., 306 fig., 40 pi. (partly col.). 
(8) Smith, J. B. 
1898. [Differences in the habits of insects in neighboring states.] In U. S. 
Dept. Agr. Div. Ent. Bui. 17, n. s., p. 23. 
