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plaints of the pear psylla (Psylla pyricola Forst.) Striped 

 cucumber beetles are numerous. The asparagus beetle (C r i o - 

 ceris asparagi Linn.) is not very plenty. — Jtdy 14. There 

 has been far less than the usual number of potato beetles. Only 

 one squash bug was observed. The second crop of fail webworms 

 appears to be developing. A few plant lice (probably M e g o u r a 

 s o 1 a n i Thos.) were observed on potatoes. They appear to be 

 quite numerous in some fields, and on account of the prevalence 

 of potato blight, have had comparatively little opportunity to 

 multiply. — Sep. 14 



Greene county [0. Q. Flint, Athens] — The greatest insect injury- 

 noticeable hereabouts, is that to Bartlett peartrees, which was 

 caused by the pear psylla (Psylla pyricola Forst.) last year. 

 The trees were so weakened that many of them were tmable to 

 survive the winter. The injurious insects were much less numerous 

 than usual at this time of year. Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma 

 americana Fabr.) and elm leaf beetles (Galerucella 

 1 u t e o 1 a Miill.) are remarkably scarce, we having observed only 

 one or two nests of the former, so far this spring. — May 50. The 

 common pests are much scarcer than usual and climatic conditions 

 have been generally unfavorable to the development of insect life. 

 Pear psylla injury is the most evident of any insect damage, and 

 as a result of last season's work, many orchards will be cut down. 

 The pest has been somewhat abundant this summer, though most 

 of the injury appears to have been inflicted the previous season. 

 The elm leaf beetle has been much less numerous than for a num- 

 ber of years. — Sep. 27 



Herkimer county [George S. Graves, Newport] — Tent cater- 

 pillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) nests were first 

 observed May 16. Currant worms (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) 

 are unusually abundant and abnormally early. The currant aphis 

 (Myzus cerasi Fabr.) is rapidly increasing in numbers. 

 The box elder is badly affected by a plant louse (C haitophorus 

 negundinis Thos.) — May 26. Potato beetles (Doryphora 

 lo-l i n e a t a Say) were first noticed about May 15, and eggs were 

 observed June 2. Black flea beetles (Crepidodera cucu- 

 m e r i s Harr.) are attacking and perforating the potato leaves as 

 fast as they appear above ground. Striped cucumber beetles 

 (Diabrotica vittata Fabr.) were first observed June 7. 



Young oyster shell scales (Lepidosaphes ulmi Linn.) 

 were very abundant June 4. — June g. A few wooly aphids 

 (Schizoneura lanigera Haus.) were observed Jime 10 on 

 appletrees, and the potato beetles were abundant June 11 for the 



