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much rarer,than usual, and that he had not observed a single Cater¬ 
pillar. At Sparham, near Norwich, three specimens of the Moth, 
faded or injured (as if liybernated imagos of the year before), which 
were seen during the summer, and four or five fresh ones captured in 
the middle of September, were all that were noticed. Mr. Malcolm 
Dunn notices that it is seldom troublesome in the district of Dalkeith ; 
a few were seen hovering about Lettuce and Peas in August when the 
weather was dry and warm, but they did no serious injury. Mr. Dunn 
notes that when the Caterpillars are seen, a dusting of caustic lime, 
spot, or salt, is a good remedy, and hand-picking a sure but very 
troublesome one. Mr. Anderson also mentions that a few were seen 
near Oxenford Castle, Dalkeith, in the spring, but scarcely any in the 
autumn; it is noticed as moderately abundant at Craighall, Perthshire, 
by Mr. Robert Coupar. 
Otiorhynchus (sp. sulcatus and picipes). 
2. Otiorhynchus sulcatus. Black Weevil. This was not 
common during the past season at Dalkeith, the worst attack being 
on the roots of some Vines, in the neighbourhood, which they severely 
injured by gnawing and eating them. Mr. Dunn notes that the best 
remedy is to clear out the soil of the Vine border, and replace it with 
clean fresh soil. Watering with strong solution of ammoniacal liquor 
and common agricultural salt is effective in preventing their increase. 
Mr. Russell mentions that this Beetle is usually very numerous and 
destructive at Poltallock, Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, on Peaches and 
Vines, but few were seen this season. Hand-picking by lamplight 
is found here to be the best remedy for the Beetle. These Weevils 
did not reappear in Mr. D’Urban’s garden at Exeter, where in 1879 
they were thoroughly cleared from the Raspberries by the use of a 
sweeping-net. Mr. Lyddon mentions them as rather scarce round 
Warminster, and also notes their power of endurance of cold, and in 
my own garden (where hitherto they had not been observed) I found 
some larvae, which I conjecture to be descended from the specimens 
experimented on with regard to endurance of temperature, reading as 
low as 11° 8' in the previous winter. These were doing damage to 
