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parasites observed. Favoring meteorological conditions responsiMe 

 for their immense numbers. Not likely to be so numerous another 

 year. 



[Extended in pages 190-214 of this Report (xii).] 



Tent Caterpillar. (Country Gentleman, for July 23, 1896, Ixi. p. 571, c. 

 4—5 cm.) 



An example of a moth occurring in great numbers sent for identifica- 

 tion from Baltimore, Md., was the apple-tree tent-caterpillar \Clisio- 

 campa Americana]. Some particulars relating to the cocoon and the 

 moth were given in reply. 



The Army Worm. (Country Gentleman, for July 23, 1896, ixi, p. 574, 

 cols. 3, 4—32 cm.) 



The caterpillars were reported in the last week of June. The week 

 following, many had nearly attained their growth and were destroying 

 grains and grasses in most of the southeastern counties of the State. 

 Ditching, rolling, spraying infested strips with Paris green, and appli- 

 cations of air-slacked lim.e, plaster, or even road dust, recommended. 

 The most serious injury has already been committed. The moth, Z<f«- 

 cania iinipunc/a, is not uncommon. The unusual abundance of the in- 

 sect this year is due to meteorological conditions which may not pre- 

 vail the coming year. 



[Extended in pages 190-214 of this Report (xii).] 



Cut-Worms and Borers. (Country Gentleman, for July 30, 1896, Ixi, p. 

 591, cols. I, 2 — 22 cm.) 



In response to inquiry from Montclair, N. J., for remedies for cut- 

 worms and borers it is stated that the feeding and other habits of cut- 

 worms are so various that no one general remedy can be given. 

 Fresh clover sprinkled with Paris green water and laid in loose bunches 

 between the rows, or cabbage or turnip leaves treated in a simi- 

 lar manner, have been found quite effective. Bran mash poisoned 

 with arsenic might be used in the same manner. Digging out the 

 cut-worms is sure and not very laborious. The soft-soap carbolic acid 

 wash poisoned with Paris green is recommended for borers. Common 

 whitewash is believed to be a preventive by many. 



More About the Army Worm. (Country Gentleman, for August 6, 1896, 

 Ixi, p, 606, cols. 1,2 — 52 cm.) 



The army worm [Leucafiia utiipuficia], reported as injurious on many 

 farms at Orchard Home, N. Y. Ditching was quite effective and it 

 was found that plowing a furrow and returning in it, gave good results. 

 Holes, 10 or 15 inches deep at intervals in the furrows, proved efficient. 

 The wheat bran mash reported effective, the worms descending from 

 the corn to eat it. 



In reply, the precautions taken are commended, though deeper 

 holes are preferable. The dead worms observed on the ground may 

 have been killed by ground beetles, Carabidce, or by parasitic flies 

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