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Two years thereafter the insect appeared in Central New York. In 

 June of that year (1884), Mr. E. S. Goff, at that time the Horticultu- 

 rist of the Agricultural Station at Geneva, 

 sent to me examples of larva?, and the eggs 

 on the leaves and slender branches of the 

 plants, with the statement that it was the 

 first time that he had met with the insect, 

 but that he had learned that it was quite 

 prevalent in and about Geneva. In a com- 

 munication to the Geneva Courier of June 

 4, 1844, Mr. A. P. Rose wrote, after calling 

 attention to the new insect pest: "I think 

 that this must be the first year of its appear- ^'«- 20.- Asparagus beetle (a 



J 1 J^^ common six-spotted form), en- 



ance in this part of the State. My attention ^^"^^^ ^bojit six diameters with 



^ •' further enlargement of antenna 



was called to the subject by the late report ^'^^ f™^* tarsus. 

 of Professor Lintner, the State Entomologist, and on examining my 

 own asparagus bed, I found a number of the beetles and great quanti- 

 ties of the eggs. As yet, no damage seems to have been done by them, 

 but when the present crop of eggs hatches we may expect to hear 

 many accounts of their ravages." 



During the year (1892), the insect has made its appearance much 

 farther westward in the State — at and about Rochester. At the meet- 

 ing of the Association of Economic Entomologists in August, in that 

 city, examples of the beetle taken within the city were brought in for 

 identification. Later in the month, I learned through Mr. George S. 

 Conover, an eminent horticulturist of Geneva, that Mr. John Charlton^ 

 florist and nurseryman of Rochester, had informed him that the insect 

 was very destructive to his asparagus beds. Mr. Charlton had used 

 every means that he knew of, and had sprayed with different insecti- 

 cides, including Paris green, but had not succeeded in relieving 

 himself from the pest, Avhich was still abundant with him. 



Systena frontalis (Fabr.) 

 . Jnjurinf/ Gooseberry Foliage. 

 This little Chrysomelid beetle was quite injui'ious to the foliage of 

 gooseberry bushes at the Geneva Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 during the later part of July and early August. It had not been noticed, 

 there before. Upon the identification of the insect, received August 

 6th, re(j[uest was made for additional examples for the State collection, 

 but answer was returned, August 12th, that no more could be found,, 

 the bushes having meantime been sprayed with Paris green. 



