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The liquid was applied with an ordinary sprinkling pot. No 
difference in the effectiveness of the different treatments could be 
observed, as nearly all the larve on each strip treated were 
destroyed. ‘The solution of Zoektein paste and water was applied 
too strong, as the foliage was injured somewhat, and a weaker 
solution proves to be just as effective in destroying the larve. 
The Zoektein is very much cheaper than either Paris green or 
London purple. It will undoubtedly prove a valuable insecticide 
and be introduced into general use. 
ANOTHER Insect PEst. 
In the early part of June, Mr. T. C. Maxwell, of the firm of T. 
C. Maxwell & Bros., Geneva, N. Y., informed me that the new 
growth of the quince and plum trees in their orchards had the 
appearance of being blighted, which appeared to be caused by the 
larva of some insect. Some specimens of the infested twigs were 
obtained, and a small worm was found burrowing in the twig, 
_ which in every instance had entered the twig at a bud in the axil 
_ of a leaf. Specimens of infested twigs were sent to Dr. J. A. 
Lintner, State Entomologist. A specimen of a moth, which I 
succeeded in rearing from the larva in the infested twigs was also 
forwarded to him, on August 6, for identification. The following 
communication was received from Dr. Lintner in reference to the 
Insect: “I do not recognize the moth; it is probably one that I 
have never met with. I will endeavor, later, to determine it, as it 
will probably prove an addition to our lists of insect depredators 
preying upon the fruits.” 
The ravages of this insect could doubtless be greatly lessened 
by spraying the trees after the new growth has started in the 
spring, with Paris green or London purple. 
STRAWBERRY. 
A test of varieties. 
The varieties of strawberries in the following list have been in 
bearing for three seasons, having been planted in the spring of 
1885, this being the third* crop the beds have produced. 
The data noted in the table are the first bloom, first and last 
ripe fruit, number of days in bearing, the yield in ounces for fifty 
feet in length of matted row, and for twenty-five plants or fifty 
feet of row grown in hills; also the average number of berries per 

* The data of the first and second crops are given in the reports for 1886 
and 1887, pp. 253 and 334, respectively. 
