Injurious Insects

The damagö dono by iujuríoüs insect tu fruit amounts to many millions üf dollars, and after uil the preventivea and remedies which have been invetted and applicd, the evil seeins to be increasing. Borers of various kinds aira at the lifo of the tree or shrub by penetrating the vood ; leaf-eating catcrpillars destroy the foliftgd, and tho fruit is selected by the appla motu and cureulio asf depositorieB for their eggs, and nurseries for their young. Bandages of stiiï paper or cotton cloth, around the collars of the trees, wül prevent the borer-bectle from depositiir; iti egg on the bark. If borers are in the trees, they should be dug out, or killed in their holes before tho bandages are put on. The cauker worm moths come out of the ground during -ovaría weather in sering, and the -ringlesa fomalc'3 crawl up the trunks for tho purpoee of depositing their eggs on the branchos. ff obstruotiona, in the shape of tree-protectors, have been placed around thi trunka at the right time, these insects cannot ïoach the branches. If thesa preoAtious havo not boen taken, the egg9 soould be searched for, and destroyed beforo tho young grubs mako their appearance. The tent-caterpillar begins operations as soon as the -wild ohorry and apple are large enough for sustenanco. It ia botter to destroy the eggs of the moth than to wait until tho caterpillars have oommenoed operations, but if thia has not been done, tho tent should be searohed for and removed from the trees. Scraping and -vrashing the bark -n-ill destroy the oocoon of the appleworm, the scales of bark-lice, etc. Dusting with powdered lime, or fresh ■wood ashes, will kill the pear, rose and cherry