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Cranibus. It had long been known in our cabinets, but had never before 

 presented itself as an injurious insect. 



It is probable that several accounts of injuries to pasture lands in 

 New England States during the last three or four years, which have been 

 ascribed either to the army worm or an unknown depredator, are due to 

 this species. Its subsequent appearance may hereafter be recognized. 



The Crambidae are small moths with narrow front wings often marked 

 with metallic spots and stripes, which are frequently driven up for short 

 flights in our pastures and meadows during the fall months. Specim.ens 

 of the larvae, pupse, cocoons and perfect insects were exhibited to the 

 Section. 



Following this three papers were read by A. J. Cook, of Lansing, 

 Mich., " How Does the Bee Extend its Tongue ? " "The Syrian Bees," 

 " Carbolic Acid as a Preventive of Insect Ravages." 



The author explained how the bee extends its tongue by means of a 

 diagram ; it is done, he believes, by forcing into the extremity of that 

 member some of the fluid contained in the glands. In his paper on 

 Syrian Bees he related how D. A. Jones, of Canada, and Frank Benton, 

 of Michigan, went to Europe in search of new varieties of bees. They 

 brought from Cyprus both the Cyprian bee and the Syrian bee, and Mr. 

 Benton went to Ceylon and Java in search of other varieties. From the 

 former place he brought two new species not very unlike our own, but in 

 Java he failed to find the great Java bee. With the Syrian bees the author 

 had Syrianized the apiaries of the Michigan Agricultural College. The 

 Syrians are of a yellow type, closely allied to the Italian bee ; they are 

 indefatigable workers, but more irritable than other bees, especially when 

 queenless. They are undoubtedly a valuable acquisition to American 

 apiculture. 



The next paper was by Mr. W. H. Edwards, on " The Alleged 

 Abnormal Peculiarity in the History of Argynnis niyrma" which was 

 followed by one by E. W. Claypole, of Yeltow Springs, Ohio, on the 

 Buckeye Stem Borer. The writer remarked that during the spring months 

 some of the leaves of the Buckeye tree droop and die without any obvious 

 cause ; indeed these dying leaves may be seen almost as soon as the 

 foliage is expanded. On examination a small hole was discovered in every 

 stalk on which a dying leaf was found, and in splitting this round stalk a 

 living caterpillar was observed ensconced in the narrow tunnel evidently 

 excavated by itself The destruction of the central part of the leaf stalk 



