xxiv Report of the Entomologist. 



Chantanqna grape region, and the results of onr observations on this 

 new menace to this great Xew York industry were recorded in 

 bulletin : 



Ko. 184. "The Grape Eoot-Wonn: A New Grape Pest in New 

 York." 12 pages. 



The most remarkable insect episode of the year was the discovery 

 that one of those curious and interesting insects known as Praying 

 Mantis had established itself and was breeding freely near Poches- 

 ter. It was imported accidentally from Europe by nurserymen, 

 and -seems to have never before obtained a foot-hold on this conti- 

 nent. As we have no similar insect in New York and as its diet 

 consists of other insects, many of them injurious ones, it is an inter- 

 esting and valuable addition to the insect fauna of our State. Some 

 of the children of Rochester collected hundreds of the curious egg- 

 clusters of this Pi'aying Mantis for us in the spring, and we distrib- 

 uted them in various sections of New York and to the entomolo- 

 gists of several other States, hoping thereby to establish this bene- 

 ficial insect in other locaHties. A much larger Oriental species of 

 Praying Mantis was imported into Pennsylvania some ^^ears ago, 

 and many of its eggs which we recently distributed about Ithaca 

 are now hatching ; thus the indications are that another of these 

 interesting benelicial insects will be able to breed in our State. It. 

 gave us much pleasure to announce tlie advent of so interesting an 

 insect:, with illustrations from life ; our observations on the Euro- 

 pean Mantis were published in bulletin : 



No. 185. " The Common European Praying Mantis: A New 

 Beneficial Insect in America." 13 pages, limited edition. 



In June manv fruit-i>Towers in Central and Western New York 

 suddenly discovered that what was apparently a new insect pest 

 was seriously injuring the foliage and young fruits on their trees. 

 It ])roved to be the palmer-worm, an insect which had not appeared 

 in injurious numbers in half a century. We studied its life and 

 habits in detail, and our investigations were published in bulletin : 



No. 187. "The Palmer-worm." 21 pages. 



A leaf -rolling caterpillar which had never been reported as inju- 

 rious in New York did considerable damai^re to strawberries in 

 Chautaucjua county, and we succeeded in learning its life-history. 



