MIMASTRA CYANURA 23 

Protection and Remedies. 
These leaf-feeding beetles are best attacked by one of the 
arsenical solutions, preferably Paris-green, sprayed on over the 
plants to be protected, and this spraying should be done either 
_in the very early morning or late in the evening. The beetles 
feeding upon the leaves take’ the poison internally, and are 
thus killed off, 
More facts about the life history, such as where the eggs are 
laid, where the larve feed, etc., are required to be known 
before one can state definitely how such pests can be best 
attacked, 
