INSECT ATTACKS -THEIR REMEDIES AND PRE- 



YENTIYES. 



The number of our raoi'e injurious insect pests is so large that com- 

 paratively few have been treated of in the seven preceding reports of 

 the State Entomologist. It is desirable that each should be presented 

 to the agriculturists of the State of New York in such detail and 

 length of notice as would meet the requirements of the more advanced 

 farmers, fruit-growers, and gardenei's. In the main, this would be met 

 in the presentation of the literature, history, description, illustrative 

 figures, habits, life-history, distribution, and, above all, the best 

 approved remedies and preventives, of the several species. A work of 

 this magnitude, however, would require at least a score of years for its 

 completion. In the meantime, it would certainly be of considerable 

 service if there could be given to the public even brief notices of our 

 more injurious pests, in which their features were sufficiently described 

 for their identification, their transformations and more interesting 

 habits stated, together with some simple methods by which their 

 injuries can be prevented or lessened. 



A number of notices, embracing some of the above particulars, have 

 been contributed by the Entomologist during preceding years to agri- 

 cultural papers — notably to the Country Gentleman and New 

 Mngland Homestead, in reply to inquiries received of the more 

 common pests of the garden, orchard, and farm. As each of these is 

 believed to contain matter of some importance and value, it may not 

 be amiss to extend their usefulness by incorporating them from time 

 to time in this series of annual reports, where they may serve some 

 purpose (one would be, convenience of reference) until the time shall 

 arrive when the insects of which they speak may receive more careful 

 and studied consideration. 



With the above will also be included some communications made to 

 individuals, relating to insects of somewhat general interest. 



Remedies foe the Pkach-Tree Borer. 



The following communication was received from a con-espondent 

 in Waynesville, Ohio : 



I wish you, or some of your experienced correspondents, would 

 give directions for destroying, and also for preventing, borers 



