FIELD ENTOMOLOGIST. 
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aeiay. in the fall and early winter a lone list of inserH- 
Cl es were applied to infested trees, and the list will be duplicated 
this coming spring, and it is hoped that by the comm- fan some 
practical suggestions upon an effective method of controfof the nest 
may be reported. Tobacco and carbon bisulfide upon the roots of the 
rees, and kerosene emulsion, whale oil soap, and tobacco decoct on 
byTrchardTe,TTh" ^ ^ the , P revio ' ls Prices of SS 
o-iw u™ i , h measures, soluble petroleum sprays, tree tan- 
ough trkl and many ° ther methods of contro1 will be given thor- 
A NEW INJURY TO PEAR AND APPLE BUDS 
Description— On the 4 th of May, an injury to buds of near on 
Att f nf P aC f d o nt ° P 6ar u° Cks about one month'earlier was observed 
; ttention to the injury had been called by the owner of the -rafted 
trees, who had observed that his grafts, which should have been 
starting readily off into growth, were being held back by some insect 
grow! apparent y was eatln S awa y the buds as soon as they started to 
Examination on May 4 showed the injury to be caused bv a tinv 
chrysomehd beetle ( Myochrous squamosus LeC.) greyish-brown in 
color and less than one-fourth inch long. No published accounts of 
TlTtf Li 1 ” 5 kind from this beetle have been found, and it is prob- 
he^ Ip ha T f 118 ob , servatl °" of mjmy is the first recorded against the 
etle. It caused enough trouble, however, to require some remdial 
measures Unless something had been done greater damage would 
have resulted, and, as it was, some of the attacked grafts were de- 
stroyed by having all buds eaten away. 
The beetles were discovered about the bases of the grafted pear 
trees, hiding beneath clods and in crevices of the earth. The principal 
injury was done to pear buds, though specimens were also taken 
ee mg upon the buds of apple borne by twigs near the ground. 
nni et rLTu r6 K t foUn , d beneath cIods about the apples. Not 
only did the beetles attack the buds upon grafts, but they were found 
eating into the pear leaf and fruit buds high up into the tree In 
one instance, a beetle was watched eating away the petals of an open 
p ear btossom. Search was made about the trees for a weed or plant 
which could have served as a natural food plant for either adult or 
larvse, but none was found. As many as a dozen beetles were in 
cases, collected about the grafts of a single small tree or about'the 
base of the tree. The injury continued through the month of May 
and beetles kept in cages at my insectary were kept alive through the 
month. of June. Many of the beetles were found floating on the 
water in irrigating ditches late in May, and later adults were taken 
hiding beneath bands placed upon trees to capture codling moth larvse. 
Control Several measures of control were suggested or used. A 
spray of arsenate of lead applied to the buds was tried and thought 
to have been of considerable benefit. The owner of the orchard prac- 
