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Carpocapsa pomonella. The Codlin Motli (of which the Grub 
often does much damage by feeding inside the fruit and causing what 
are known as “ worm-eaten ” Apples), is noted by the Rev. F. Adams 
as about this year at Little Faringdon, Leclilade, “ a most unusual 
thing here;” and I can report its unusual absence in my own garden. 
A fine specimen, five inches long, of the Caterpillar of the Death’s 
Head Hawk Moth (Acherontia Atropos), was found in a Potato field 
near Forres, Morayshire, and is mentioned by Mr. D. Scott. 
Wasps have been extraordinarily plentiful, the visitation apparently 
reaching its height in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, in Scotland, and 
at Glenarm, Co. Antrim, Ireland. At the first-mentioned place Mr. 
Service reports an enormous number of ground nests, and that it was 
dangerous to walk through the copse woods on account of the nests 
Of V. norvegica and V. sylvestris hanging in every thicket. At Glenarm 
the nests, both of the ground and tree Wasps, were so numerous that 
it is noted by Mr. Brunton that it was with difficulty that some of the 
meadows were worked. Amongst various means for destruction of 
ground nests, probably there is none so complete in the operation, and 
so safe for the operator and for surroundings, as simply pouring a little 
coal-tar down the mouth of the entrance-hole when the Wasps have 
returned home for the evening. Mr. Boyd mentions this as having 
been found very serviceable at Callander; and in W. Gloucestershire, 
where Wasps’ nests are plentiful in the neighbourhood of the orchards, 
it answers very well, with little trouble. 
: Aphides appear to have been very prevalent in many places. The 
Carrot Aphis occurred near Dingwall. Aphides generally are mentioned 
as most destructive at Poltallock, Argyllshire. Cherry-tree Aphis is 
mentioned by Mr. Simpson as troublesome in Ross-shire, and Mr. 
Dobson mentions a severe attack on the Hops on the 21st of June, 
these being subsequently cleared by the Ladybird larvae by the 5tli of 
July. Mr. Dobson notices the large appearance of Aphides coinci- 
dently in date with the Cicada spwnaria, commonly known as the 
Cuckoo Spit or Froth Fly insect; and Mr. Long, of Henlow, also 
notices the great appearance of this insect as being considered a 
forerunner of that of the Aphides. 
Mr. Hart, of Kingsnortli, Kent, notes that Aphides have abounded 
on almost overything. He noted them on Wheat, Barley, Oats ; 
Beans, Peas, Tares, Lucern, Yellow Vetchling ; Cherry, Gooseberry, 
Raspberry, Apple, Plum ; Lettuce, Radish ; Oak, Birch, Elder, Guelder 
Rose, Blackthorn; Hop, Nettle, Thistle, Sow-thistle, Dock, Black 
Knapweed, Meadow-sweet, Mouse-ear, Hogweed, Reed, Poppy, Purple 
Loose-strife, May-weed, Fat-lien, Calceolaria, Pelargonium. 
This long list is of much interest relatively to the appearance of 
