THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 345 



INSECT NOTES. 



Phohetus comatus Lee. has been reported as seriously injuring the foliage of cherry, 

 plum and peach trees in the vicinity of Loomis during the past month. — H. S. Smith.' 



A Dipterous maggot, probably the larva of Phorhia fusciceps Zett., has been reported 

 frequently this spring, attaching green onions in the vicinity of San Francisco The 

 infestation has been so great that in some instances the loss of the entire crop has 

 resulted. A catch crop seems to be of no avail, as in most cases reported, the 

 gi-ower has entirely destroyed the first crop, with no relief resulting from the follow- 

 ing planting. — L. A. Whitney. 



Polycaon confertiis has been doing some damage to avocados and young citrus trees 

 in the Fillmore district of "Ventura County. — A. A. Brock. 



Mr. Alex. Hood reports a species of Serica as doing much damage to Ahukcate trees 

 in the vicinity of Fillmore. — H. S. Smith. 



The larvae of Atlierigona sp.. a fruit and vegetable infesting form of the family 

 Anthomyidse, has been intercepted at quarantine this spring from Buena Vista and 

 Miami, Florida. This maggot seems to prefer to work in the region around the seed 

 of the pepper, presumably on account of better drainage. — L. A. Whitney. 



Triclwgramma pretiosa Riley has been reared from the eggs of the codling moth 

 during the past month from material collected by Mr. Weldon, at Watsonville — 

 H. S. Smith. 



Adults of the Chrysomelid, Luperodes bivittatus Leconte, have been riddling the 

 leaves of young peach trees in the vicinity of Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, the 

 last month. — E. J. Vosler. 



8erica alternata has been common in Ventura County and is found working to some 

 extent on the foliage of fruit trees. — A. A. Brock. 



The larva of the yellow currant and gooseberry fruit fly, Epochra canadensis Loew, 

 has been taken at quarantine this month, from the state of Oregon. The infestation 

 lias been great, in fact, in one sample box inspected, hardly a single fruit could be 

 found that was free from this pest. — L. A. Whitney. 



The olive twig borer, Polycaon confertiis. has been abundant in the Folsom and 

 Nimbus districts of Sacramento County during June. — E. J. Branigan. 



The California wire worm, Linionius caUfornicus Mannerheim, is damaging truck 

 crops in the vicinity of Sacramento this year. — E. J. Branigan. 



Cutworms of the species, Agrotis ypsilon Rottemburg, are so destructive to garden 

 crops in Sacramento this spring that in many cases replanting was necessary. — 

 E. J. Branigan. 



The green dock beetle, Gastroidea cyanea Melsheimer, is very common on dock — 

 E. J. Branigan. 



Extensive work has been carried on in Stockton bv William Garden, County Horti- 

 cultural Commissioner, against the European elm scale, Gossyparia ulmi Linnaeus. — 

 E. J. Branigan. 



Rosebuds are suffering much damage from the attack of the rose snout beetle, 

 Rhynchites bicolor Fabricius, in the Towle section of Placer County. — E. J. Branigan. 



The pubescent Hoplia, Hoplia pubicollis Leconte was collected in great quantities in 

 sweet birch blossoms at Towle, Placer County, during June. — E. J. Branigan. 



About one hundred pounds of the common red ladybird beetle, Hippodamia con- 

 vergens Guerin, were collected along the cool mountain streams in the high Sierras 

 during the middle of June. The colonies of this Coccinellid were small and scattered, 

 making the work of collecting slow. — E. J. Branigan. 



