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RASPBERRY, 
Black Vine Weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, Fab. 
Clay-coloured Weevil, 0. picipes, Fab. ( septentrionis , Steph. Man.) 
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1—4, 0. sulcatus, maggot and pupa, nat. size and magnified, or with lines showing 
nat. length ; 5, 0. picipes. 
The two kinds of Weevils—scientifically Otiorhynchus sulcatus and 
Otiorhynchus picipes of Fabricius, figured above, have an enormous 
capacity for doing mischief. In beetle state they feed on leaves and 
shoots of various plants, amongst which Vines, Raspberries and 
Strawberries may especially be mentioned, though unfortunately the 
list might be much lengthened, and sometimes includes field root- 
crops, of which an especial instance came under my notice in 1885, 
when the two above-mentioned kinds greatly injured twelve acres of 
Mangolds. 
Their habits and means of prevention and remedy have been so 
often entered on that they are only now mentioned again relatively to 
a particularly bad attack of the smaller kind, the “ Clay-coloured 
Weevil ” (0. picipes ), which occurred in a Raspberry plantation in 
Kent, and of which mention was sent to me, with specimens of the 
Weevil accompanying, on May 28th, by Mr. Arthur Beale, from 
Covent Garden Market. 
Mr. Beale wrote :—“ I enclose herewith some specimens of a Beetle 
that does considerable damage to Raspberry-cane, in some instances 
completely killing the plant by biting out the buds and young shoots. 
I brought the enclosed specimens from a plantation in Kent on 
Saturday, but omitted to bring any of the plants ; I could get them if 
you wished it, but expect it is sufficiently common to be well known. 
We have been killing great numbers by smoothing the ground round 
the plants, and then laying a few large clods about, under which we 
usually find large quantities the next day, and so destroy them; but 
this we find a costly and tedious cure, and wish to know if any other 
remedy can be suggested.” 
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