Noctuidae 
New York and Ontario it is very abundant at times, and its 
depredations have been complained about by those interested in 
this industry. The eggs are laid on the young shoots and the 
little larvae immediately bore into the stem near the tip. Here 
they remain until they are half an inch long, when they descend 
and attack the plant at the level of the ground. It has been rec¬ 
ommended to pinch the tips which are seen to be affected and 
thus to kill the young worms. Various applications to be put 
about the roots have been advocated, for which the reader 
may consult “Bulletin No. 7 (New Series) of the United States 
Department of Agriculture.” The hop-vines should at all events 
not be hilled up until the end of July or the beginning of 
August. This prevents the .larvae from having easy access to the 
stems at the level of the ground. 
(4) Gortyna obliqua Harvey, Plate XXVI, Fig. 13, $ . (The 
Oblique Gortyna.) 
The habitat of this species is the Atlantic States and the 
Mississippi Valley. 
Genus PAPAIPEMA Smith 
(1) Papaipema inquaesita Grote & Robinson, Plate XXVI, 
Fig. 5, S . 
This species is, so far as we know, confined to the northern 
Atlantic States. 
(2) Papaipema purpurifascia Grote & Robinson, Plate 
XXVI, Fig. 7, 3 . 
The range of this, as well as of all the species subsequently men¬ 
tioned, is the same as that of the first species named in the genus. 
(3) Papaipema nitela Guenee, Plate XXVI, Fig. 9, $ . 
Form nebris Guenee, Plate XXVI, Fig. 8, £ . 
The caterpillar inflicts a good deal of damage upon Indian 
corn by burrowing into the end of 
the ear when the seed is in the 
milk. Those who have had to do 
with the preparation of roasting 
ears well know the unsightly larvae, 
which, as they have stripped 
the husk from the cob, have revealed their presence. Cooks 
know more about these things than the farmer. The farmer 
Fig. 12 i —Larva of Papai¬ 
pema nitela. (After Riley.) 
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