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In an examination of the leaves which were badly wilted I found in 

 all fourteen eggs. They were tucked away among the hairs on the un- 

 dersides of the leaves. Some were deposited in the angles of the veins, 

 but the majority were scattered irregularly over the surface. They 

 were very small and inconspicuous. The eggs varied somewhat in 

 shape but, in general, were elongate oval and slightly pinkish in color 

 at the time they reached my hands. Each one was sculptured with 

 an irregular network of veins. The measurements of four ran as 



follows: 



Length Width 



.52 mm. .29 mm. 



.49 mm. .29 mm. 



.50 mm. .30 mm. 



.49 mm. .30 mm. 



Braucher says that probably the eggs were laid on the 30th of May 

 as that was the first warm day they had had since he put the moths 

 in the glass. The eggs hatched on the 6th of June, thus giving an 

 incubation period of about seven days. 



The drawings by Miss Stryke show well the shape and characteris- 

 tics of the eggs of these two apple pests. 



President P. J. Parrott: The data given in this paper is of special 

 interest to economic entomologists in New York because, as Professor 

 Herrick has said, there has been little or no definite knowledge on the 

 oviposition habits of these two pests. Not knowing that Professor 

 Herrick has been working with the green fruit worms, Mr. Fulton of 

 the Geneva Station has been studying also the life histories of several 

 Xylina moths. He has succeeded in obtaining eggs from six or seven 

 species. The eggs of several of these are very similar in appearance. 



The next paper will be presented by Prof. Herbert Osborn, entitled 

 ''Economic Notes on Leaf Hoppers in Maine." 



ECONOMIC NOTES ON LEAF HOPPERS IN MAINE 



By Herbert Osborn, Columbus, 0. 

 ("Withdrawn for publication elsewhere) 



President P. J. Parrott: We will now listen to a paper by Prof. 

 R. A. Cooley, entitled "Notes on Two New Pests of the Currant and 

 Gooseberr3^" 



