Apparently there has developed a distinct race of the strawberry root-weevil, Brachyrhinus ovatus, the larvae of which feed only on the root systems of two- and three-year-old conifer seedlings growing in seed beds. The infestation has built up among growing conifers for a quarter of a century or more in a comparatively restricted area. The larvae in the soil can be killed by the use of carbon disulphide emulsion used at the same strength recommended for the control of the Japanese beetle. The adults can be killed by the use of poisoned bran bait, made according to the same formula recommended for the control of cutworms, except that oil of apples in place of amyl acetate should be used as an attractant. When the three-year-old seedlings are removed from the seed-beds in the early spring and transplanted to clean soil, the loss will be reduced.