1917 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Associated with llirips iahacl, but not so miinerous as it, was another species 

 of Thijmnoptera, viz. : Aeolothvips jasciatns. 



Potato Beetle {Lepiitiotarsa decemlineata) . This well known pest was more 

 abundant around Vineland this past season than it has been for the last three years. 



House Flies. During the hot weather of July and early August the green- 

 headed horse fly, Tahaiius coslaUs, was remarkably abundant and unusually trouble- 

 some. 



The Clover Mite (Brijohia pmtensls). Early in June I received an urgent 

 call from a horrified householder in Vineland to help him to expel or to exter- 

 minate certain minute horrors which had' invaded his "best" bedroom. On visit- 

 ing the house 1 found the bed clothes in the infested room literally alive with 

 clover mites. As the invaders were in possession of the l)ed only, I suggested the 

 immediate removal of the mattress and clothes to the lawn. This was done. The 

 mattress was aired for some time, the bed clotlies were laundered and nothing more 

 was seen of the mites. 



Scarred Apples. 



Last month a local fi'uit grower drew my attention to a peculiar type of insect 

 injury wliich w^as very common on the fruit of several Ehode Island Greening trees. 

 The apples were marked here and there with calloused blemishes, which varied in 

 shape from dots to long, irregular, serpentine areas. Although the blemishes were 

 only skin deep they were sufficient in themselves to degrade No. 1 fruit to Xo. 3. 



SCAURED ApI'LK. 



As I was unable to determine the cause of the injury I submitted specimens to 

 Profs. Caesar and Parrott, but neither could diagnose the trouble. Prof. Parrott's 

 answer to my inquiry js quoted herewith: 



"I am by no means certain as to the cause of the injury. During the past 

 year we have discovered such injury upon apples, and specimens of peaches have 



