New Yorx AgricutturaL Experiment Station. W3k 
Mr. Falconer, of Glen Cove, says that thefree application 
of lime to the affected beds is in general use in several localities 
on the island. One or two applications in a season have been 
found to be of much value. As a preventive measure he practices. 
cutting, carefully raking up and burning the old stalks each fall. 
This is not only consistent with clean culture but destroys the 
feeding ground for the fall brood. Especially is this true if the 
old stalks are cut as soon as the growing season is over. Un- 
fortunately many neglected asparagus beds are to be found on 
Long Island, thus aiding, to a certain extent at least, in the 
propagation and protection of this pest. This fall, in a neglected 
field of this kind near Queens, the stalks were observed to be 
“alive” with both larvee and beetles. 
Much relief is also afforded by cutting down the voung seed- 
lingsin the spring. Thus, as Dr. Lintner* has already noted, the 
females are forced to deposit their eggs on the young shoots. 
As these are cut almost daily for market the eggs of what would 
be the second brood are destroyed. 
As chickens are very fond of the beetles, many farmers allow 
them to run over their asparagus beds. This method is reported 
from several localities as being a very desirable one. 
. Asparagus grows wild on Long Island, thus affording food for 
the beetles when driven from the beds. In spite of this, however, 
the cleaning up of the beds in the fall, especially if the work is 
done uniformly by every asparagus grower, would do much to 
check the spread of this pest. Clean culture is always desirable 
and a freedom from rubbish on both farm and garden would do 
much toward subduing not only this but others of our insect 
enemies. 

*First Annual Report on the Injurious and Other Insects of the State of New York, page 246. 
