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be experienced, such as attends the presence of one or two of the 

 minute plant-bugs that so frequently infest the raspberry. It has 

 never been known to occur in such numbers as to mar the fruit, 

 although, according to Professor Riley, it has been somewhat numerous 

 in Illinois. It has a large distribution over the United States, being 

 reported by Dr. Packard from Maine,. Massachusetts, New York, New 

 Jersey, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Alabama. An example of appar- 

 ently this species occurred among collections made by Mr. T. D. A. 

 Cockerell, in Jamaica, West Indies. 



Bucculatrix Canadensisella (Chamb.). 



The Birch-leaf Bucculatrix. 



(Ord. Lepidoptkka: Fam. Tineid.e.) 



Chambers: in Canad. Entomol., vii, 1875, p. 146 (imago) ; in U.S. Geolog.-Geo- 



graph. Surv., iv, 1875, p. 133 (citation). 

 Lintner: " 3d Rept. Ins. N. Y.," in 40th Kept. N. Y. St. Mus. N. H., 1887, p. 135. 

 Packard: 5th Rept. U. S. Entomolog. Oommis., 1890, p. 507 (larva and moth), 

 p. 508 (Tineid larva) ; in Insect Life, v, 1892, pp. 14-16, fig. 3 (occur- 

 rence in Rhode Island). 

 Riley-Howard: in Insect Life, v, 1892, p. 16, fig. 3 (in New York, Mass., and 



parasitic attack). 

 Fletcher: in Rept. Min. Agr. on Exper. Farms for 1893, pp. 156-158, fig. 14; 

 same in Rept. Ent.-Bot , 1892, pp. 14-16, fig. 14 (general account). 



Mrs. H. D. Graves, of Ausable Forks, N. Y., to whom many obliga- 

 tions are due for interesting and valuable observations made upon the 

 insect pests of Northern New York, has kindly communicated the 

 following notes upon recent operations of the above-named insect, 

 under date of September 8, 1891 : 



The Insect at Ausable Forks. 



I send herewith some birch leaves and worms, illustrating the con- 

 dition of all the birches in this vicinity. 1 he leaves sent are from a 

 cut-leaf birch on ni}^ lawn. Lindens, maples, and dogwood standing 

 near are entirely free from attack. In a ride of thirteen miles that I 

 took through ttie country yesterday, all the birches could be dis- 

 tinguished at a long distance by their burned looking foliage, while all 

 other trees were green and fresh. About three weeks ago I first 

 noticed the falling of the leaves from my tree, but being busily 

 occupied at the time I did not examme into the cause, and now the 

 tree is spoiled for this year. I do not believe that there is a perfect 

 leaf upon it. 



