. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. doors in the : Old Sub. Insects sent to be named must be forwardedEG as to arrive in a determinable state. Yours, folded up ina little bit of paper, were completely destroyed. One wasthe small brimstone moth (Geomelra crataegata); anotherwas some species of Phryganea ; the others quite unintel-ligible. They have nothing to do with the absence of thecuckoo on the Malvern Hills. IV.— T D B. We could discoverno insects, even with a lebs, in the box of sand. IJ.—M J larvie with which the Turnip-pods are infested appearto be th
. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette. doors in the : Old Sub. Insects sent to be named must be forwardedEG as to arrive in a determinable state. Yours, folded up ina little bit of paper, were completely destroyed. One wasthe small brimstone moth (Geomelra crataegata); anotherwas some species of Phryganea ; the others quite unintel-ligible. They have nothing to do with the absence of thecuckoo on the Malvern Hills. IV.— T D B. We could discoverno insects, even with a lebs, in the box of sand. IJ.—M J larvie with which the Turnip-pods are infested appearto be those of a species of Cecidomyia, or gall midge. Thefact is quite new to us. We will endeavour to rear them,and hope you will do so too. They will most probably gointo the earth, to undergo their changes, jr.—/. R F. Julussabulosus. W.~J C M, The Mangold Wurzel leaves are in-fested with the grubs of the two-winged fly belonging to thegenus Tephritis, which we will endeavour to rear. Leavesmuch blotched should be picked off and burned, W^^S and. J D. The Hollyhock leaves are gnawed by myriads of Chry-somela Polvgoni, a lictle beetle found generally on thecommon Mallow, very like the Turnip fly or Jack, but whichhas not the power of leaping. Shake the plants sharply,placing sheets of paper on the ground daubed with pitch,which will secure the insects. W.—B. The insects on the redCurrant twigs are females of a species of Coccus, apparentlyideutical with that of the Vine, Coccus vitis, with the cottonymatter filled with eggs, wbich will very shortly hatch andproduce the young active nits ; it would, therefore, he well tocleanse the trees forthwith by hand piclung. W.—J H S. Thebeetles sent are the common Hylobius Ahietis, one of themost destructive species of weevils. The destruction of theperfect beetle can scarcely be effected, but as they breed inthe old stumps these should be rooted up and burned, andyoung trees if much infested with the iarvie should also barooted up.
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