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formed Mr Davis that he had seen two Cicadas (in 191 1) in the 

 nearby lowlands, and Mr Frederick M. Scott assured Mr Davis 

 that he had heard a few singing about the, village but never in 

 the hills. Mr Davis visited Babylon, L. I., on July 21st and was 

 unable to find any one who had seen Cicadas reported from that 

 vicinity by the Brooklyn Eagle. We have been unable to 

 obtain any other records respecting the occurrence of this brood 

 upon Long Island in 191 1. 



Ulster county. Just south of Esopus station many locust trees 

 along the West Shore Railroad showed the effects of Cicada 

 work, and the same was true of oak about one mile farther south. 

 At Highland the insects were reported extremely abundant in 

 the woods near the station, though no injured twigs were ob- 

 served. Mr H. W. Ford reported, under date of July 5th, hear- 

 ing only a few of the insects. Mr W. D. Tallman states that 

 the insects were rather abundant at Highland and that they 

 appeared in small numbers one-half mile west of Clintondale, 

 some seven miles from the Hudson river. They seemed to be 

 more abundant than in 1894. Many dead tips were observed 

 from the West Shore Railroad one-half mile south of Maiden. 

 Cicada work was very abundant in the woods just above Marl- 

 boro, the colony being more or less continuous from there to 

 Milton where similar conditions obtained. Mr H. C. Dawes, 

 three miles south and west of Marlboro, found Cicadas very 

 scarce in his neighborhood. Mr Arthur E. Bell of Milton re- 

 ports the insect about as abundant as in 1894 and is of the 

 opinion that it did not fail to appear in any locality where it 

 occurred that year. Serious injury resulted in some places. 

 Many Cicadas were reported from the woods back of New 

 Paltz. Dr J. R. Gillett May 30th stated that the insects occurred 

 all along the line from Highland to New Paltz. About one-half 

 square mile of mountain land was abundantly infested by the 

 Cicadas at Port Ewen according to Silvanus VanAken, the 

 insects failing to appear in some localities where they occurred 

 in 1894. Very little injury came to his notice. He reports 

 another colony one and one-half miles southeast of Port Ewen. 

 Miss Ethel H. Dann observed great numbers of Cicadas at Sauger- 

 ties. Mr C. E. Davis of that locality states that there is an in- 

 fested area some six miles from Saugerties and one mile west of 

 the Hudson, the insects occurring by the millions and so abund- 

 ant that it was necessary to lead horses in cultivating crops. Mr 

 William Waldele, Saugerties, reports the Cicadas so numerous 



