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observe where these and other introduced species first became 

 established in the country. The gipsy and brown tail moths, 

 Porthetria dispar Linn, and Euproctis chrys- 

 o r r h o e a Linn., were first detected in Massachusetts, while 

 the elm bark louse, Gossyparia ulmi Geofif., the Hessian 

 fly, Cecidomyia destructor Say, the common asparagus 

 beetle, Crioceris asparagi Linn., the leopard moth, 

 Zeuzera pyrina Linn., the Buffalo and black carpet beetles, 

 Anthrenus scrophulariae Linn, and Attagenus 

 piceus Oliv., and the European fruit tree scale insect, Aspid- 

 iotus ostreaeformis Curt., were first detected in New 

 York State or its immediate vicinity, in the case of the leopard 

 moth ; and, according to recent reports, we may find that the nun 

 moth, Psilura monacha Linn., has become established in 

 the vicinity of New York city. Another imported insect, 

 Coleophora limosipennella Dup., which may prove very 

 destructive to elms, was recently brought to our atten- 

 tion on account of its occurrence in large numbers on Scotch 

 elms in P»rookl3'n. The 12 spotted asparagus beetle, Crioceris 

 12- punctata Linn., was first detected in the vicinity of Balti- 

 more, as is also true of the elm leaf beetle, Galerueella 

 lu teola Mull. 



The few records given above indicate that a considerable num- 

 ber of the imported insects make their way to this country 

 through the port of New York and naturally become established 

 in the immediate vicinity of New York city or else at one of the 

 great centers of the nursery trade in the western part of the 

 State. Considerably fewer species come into the country through 

 the port of Boston or through others south of New York. It may 

 never be possible or practicable to attempt the establishment of 

 a quarantine on our eastern coast, but it is certainly advisable 

 for us to maintain a close watch (as is now done in New York 

 by agents of the State Department of Agriculture) at these points 

 of danger, in order that we may detect the advent of other 

 injurious species and see that they are adequately controlled. 



The injuries inflicted by the various imported insects are simply 

 enormous and in most cases entirely beyond calculation. The 



