, 1875-05-08
THE FARM AND GARDEN,
A Pest Of tho 0rchard-..The Flat. Head.
cd Arple-Trec.Boror.
Natural History md Agriculturo--,The
State Eutomologist.
Rovolutionising Agriculture with 0alsr.
Misunderstanding Potatoes.


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In relation to ttta destructive inscct,-Chraso-
botasts femorata (Fabriciun) n).-our chronological
correspondents, 'tAdo11a." writes.
Although thu larya Of thIs bosor entcrs tho
trco In similar manner to the round-hoaded
boror, hitherto described, lts habits arc entirely
di1fcront-t 1atter living nearty throo years In
the treo, while the formsr-Femornta-r
only two At tlls farthest, and by mary ars aup-
posed to romain only ono year In tho trco.
Tho oggs aEo deposited BY tho feu,hio ths Int
tor part Of aay, or first Of Juns. In tbs latitude
Of Peoria, H.. in tho crorlcep Of tho bark, or
under loose scalcs Of tho troes, s,-somo!imcs
more than one being found togother. 1hia
bootls belongs to tho family Buprestidr, and
may easily 10 observed baaklus in the sunshine
Oh tho tr,,nks Of tho troes.
Tho bead OF tba boror being r1ds aud fiat, Tho
llols IL always rccdgnizol by its peculiar nhape.
Tho tail Of tho insect Ia always found curlcd up
over tho back. They arc worry destructive when
several arc found In one trcc as thoy sometimes
glrale the snsiro trunk or limb.
Tho lArvA Of tie roundhcadsd boror attatns \
much larger sizo than tlo oua NC are now de-
scribnE. Tho lat-hcadol boter bresds readily In
dccayed atumps, and is moro liAblo to 10 foundin
diseased troes than III healthy onca. When
about to transform, It always cuts passage back
to tho outside, leaving thin covering OF bark
then retfrcs. and, making smooth cavity, changes
to 4 chryaa|fs,-thua providing for ituclf IN eAay
paasage when inst hatcllcd and weak; SO tho
Jaws OF tho larva ara much stronger tl,an those
of tue bootlc, and 1t thus forms tbs
passage for tho oxlt Of tho bpctla
from Tue trce; mud, III three uoska from tito
formation OF tlls pupa, tho trus inaor. cmergcs
from the treo through this proparod way.
Tho bccto il of a groenish-back color above,
with bEnssy polish. Tho bizo varies oonsid-
crablr. and. to tho oyo not educated to recognize
them, they rosonibio othor members Of Tho Hnmo
family, 80 that other iusccts arc ofton takon for
tlia. It attacAa Tho apple and the peach; and,
besides, tho soft mAPle .oak, an.l other forcht-
toes. 10 tho soft maple especially 1t ca,lscs
extensive damage, no'nctimcs riddng them
through and through. .
Soap being offensive to this insect, 1t has boon
mucl, used ~ \ preventive to their attacks; but
siuco these inuccta do not conAno tloir depreda-
tions 10 tho trunks Of trees, tho soap should also
10 applied to the larger branches. Tho applica.
tion should DO mado twice in tho aensou. u.-onca
toward tho end OF May. aud again In Ju1y or Au-
a'ao Ia beneficial in r!dling tho bark OF
also beon fuand beneficial 10 paint
the trees With mixturs Of Hoap and limo i; and
'Ihe Farm, and Garden" would add. II carbolio
nar Of mro uIu crystas to tnoutv Of tho soa Wv
30 much tio better, Ia cases 50 treated, tho
laryU iaava boon known 10 rnnko their way out,
Tho nreAnpcn Of tho youur borer Ia eoeI1y de-
tectcl py = dscoorod spot, tho cracking of tlo
bark. or i eawtIust-like nnbcnrnuco. II n1eminca
IN tho summer, It will bo found fuht enaviug
n,oint,,rn eIu,iinr frorn tlo hark. 80 IL NAV ho
an,iiy n.trsntntl With 4 knifo. or. hotter. by
means Of a 6ont viro.
pcoria las msde n,o1o in tl,a rlglt direction.
Thorc orr mary rentiomcn and .1nfIfoa of noie,-
tde nttaIumpnfs 2Lere. and tLey hayo orranzol
4 NnturnI. .lJistnrv Sonnty. Among The metni,cra
Witt Dr.. caanrnan. SJuu1 rujnifcr aud Dr..
Hiewatt. Maa Emtna A. Sn,i,h Ia ths Sccre-
tary. Il III pronoso1 to estab!,yh a Summer
ScToo, md .morc tho hranchua to ha sanrht
T b zoology, y Entsao!ssy ~; sn4 p33'Ssy.
vim Ina rivcn IN ha Euronoan trit,'
anI uonsib,T DR.. Packard. na tnstructorv. Good
Whv elnrId thsrn mi Ia aurh tnhtitntoa Il, ~,
crv con.iderahis citv ? Tharn viii bn, onn Of
thnso ;ays w. honn' wa ~ WV -
II farmers would lot xiouc that class of so-
c.iied Ifsform Conrant,ons rh,cl, arc RIM Ly
hot-hontlotl tinmnnnvno..-by man WIN oraapizs
rs,ds m Taj1ronJr' nr. ,,ndnr the crv ri - f1nwn
vii, tha m,f}dnmnn II intn,fnre Win ierfjmatn
t,s;I, wh;ci. nrncrdnrea niwavs rs.otNtn ths
hartmann of tha proluccr. md would fos,
~. sncict,e. vhfrh ssek IN m,lro r,nrr
.ecls Iisau " md 1' .nisis an .l'om AA to tsSe
E,cn ao.ts f,n.. ,,.mnmn"nes 1.ho ~. forcv..
rats;nC e roma bu, nnsi ~ that ai,s, .ss.e liam
to hcr1mo f]nvernnra ~ Rtston nr Mcmhnrs Of
Gon:rssa thsy would pas money u thor poeto!s
nmn hI,;nesn If tIIose insacir. esneciajly. that
s,o d.r,a%ati,,. " ~, n, sr nrons AZ costr ~"
country ubtolI millions yearly. "o