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PLACE OF NEXT MEETING. 



Columbia and Pertle Sprinjjs asked for the summer meeting. The 

 Society voted to go to Columbia, ])rovided the Executive Committee 

 have power to select a place if Columbia, for any reason, be found not 

 suitable. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



]\ris8 M. E, Murtfeldt — The wet season made spraying against in- 

 sects and fungi for the most part inefTectual. The curculio and the 

 codling moth took their portion. Some new insects appeared in some 

 parts of the State. In Kirkwood, we had a new web-worm, of a 

 species which I have not determined. From this web-worm we have 

 little to fear. The larva of a small beetle has attacked it and pre- 

 vented its full development. I have named this larva the " web-worm 

 tiger." It is cnehalf inch in length, and exceedingly fierce in its 

 habits. When it gets among the web-worms, it attacks right and left. 



We have had a very destructive insect on the Osage orange hedges. 

 It is so secret and delusis^e in its habits, I looked half the summer 

 without seeing one. It hides in the middle of the hedge. This year 

 it has been very destructive. Have any of you noticed it in any part 

 of the State? 



I have noticed another insect, a scale on the oak, causing twig 

 blight. This insect I have not worked up as yet. It also has it» 

 natural enemies, so that it may not be very harmful. A new rose slug 

 has also made its appearance. The old one was quite sufficient for the 

 destruction of the garden. This new slug has three or four brooks 

 from spring to October. It may be treated with an infusion of white 

 hellebore. It is no use to apply it till the slugs appear. Applied care- 

 fully, it will save the plants of roses. 



Spraying for the codling moth is now accepted as a good remedy. 

 Some spray for the curculio ; but I doubt its efficacy. For scale insects 

 there is nothing better than kerosene emulsion. It is also the best 

 remedy for the apple-rot, with which so many of you are troubled. It 

 is safer to use than bisulphide of carbon. This is very inflammable. 



If you have any other questions about insects I will try to answer 

 them. 



Mr. Helvern asked about a caterpillar on the red oak in his sec- 

 tion. It is about two inches long. 



Miss Murtfeldt — I very much dislike to venture on a name for an 

 insect from a description, without seeing the insect. 



Question — What is a remedy for the little white worm found at the 

 roots of melon plants ? 



