. Report of observations of injurious insects and common farm pests, during the year ... : with methods of prevention and remedy . o comment beyond Dr. Dyersown remarks as to the presumable cause of the ultimate death of theWireworms after the period of three months had expired, of whichnotes are given. But two of the special points recorded well deserve 70 HOPS. [1899 attention; one of these is the observation that Wireworms can exist(although they did not thrive) for three months upon an almostinfinitesimal amount of food, a fact which may be utilized for fieldwork, as showing that, ivith th
. Report of observations of injurious insects and common farm pests, during the year ... : with methods of prevention and remedy . o comment beyond Dr. Dyersown remarks as to the presumable cause of the ultimate death of theWireworms after the period of three months had expired, of whichnotes are given. But two of the special points recorded well deserve 70 HOPS. [1899 attention; one of these is the observation that Wireworms can exist(although they did not thrive) for three months upon an almostinfinitesimal amount of food, a fact which may be utilized for fieldwork, as showing that, ivith this pest, leaving the ground uncropped fora time would be of no service in clearing the land of the infestation,as it is with various other of our field attacks. The experiment withthe Castor-oil seed cake, showing its harniJessness to Wirewonn life, isalso a valuable record, both as a scientific fact and also as reliableauthority to turn to, which may save unnecessary outlay, and alsosome disappointments in field experiments as to preventive treatmentfor Wireworms. Hop Plea Beetle; Hop-cone Beetle. PsylUodes attenuata, PsYLLioDEs ATTENUATA.—Beetle, and hind leg, magnified. The attack of the Hop Flea Beetle, or, as it may quite as correctlybe described, the Hop-cone Beetle, is one which it may be serviceableto draw attention to, as it is at times very injurious in Hop-gardensin maggot as well as in beetle condition. In the beetle state it doesharm by feeding on the leaves and shoots of the young growing bine,and in maggot state is mischievous by feeding in the scales or bractsof the cones. In regard to the beetles, the first observation that I received ofthem was on April 22nd, 1882, when specimens were sent me fromKingsnorth, Kent, by Mr. T. H. Hart (who was a trustworthy agri-cultural entomologist), with the remark that this kind might beconsidered the Hop Flea of the district—the damage caused by theTooth-legged or Brassy Flea Beetle being small in fu
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