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first time this season. Tomato foliage was badly riddled June 8 

 by the small, black flea beetle, and on the 12th turnip leaves were 

 badly eaten by some insect (possibly the black-headed turnip worm, 

 Evergestis rimosalis Guen.). Most fruit and shade 

 trees are exceptionally free from insect pests. — June 16. The 

 potato stalk borer (Papaipema nitela Guen.) is reported 

 as causing considerable injury in fields about Canastota. Potato 

 beetle grubs were observed June 20. Rose beetles (M a c r o d a c- 

 tylus subspinosus Fabr.) were observed on elm June 24, and a 

 number of plant lice (probably Call ipterus ulmifolii Mon.) 

 were met with on the foliage. Currant worms are reported as ex- 

 ceedingly destructive and the hornfly (Haematobia serrata 

 Rob.-Desv.) is said to be abundant. Cucumber leaves are some- 

 what skeletonized, probably by the striped cucumber beetle. — June 

 2§. A second brood of currant worms is appearing in large numbers 

 and a great many rose beetles are about. Potato beetles are not so 

 plentiful as usual. A few potato beetle grubs were observed eating 

 bean leaves that touched their normal food plant. — July i. The 

 rose leaf hopper (Typhlocyba rosae Harr.) has been caus- 

 ing some injury. Grasshoppers are relatively scarce and the plant 

 lice on box-elder are not abundant. — July 7. The first nest of fall 

 webworms (Hyphantria textor Harr.) was observed 

 Aug. I . Horn flies are not very numerous. Farmers claim that 

 the depredations of the potato beetle have been unusually pro- 

 longed. The elm flea beetle (Disonycha triangularis 

 Say) does not appear to be as destructive as usual. — Aug. 4. An 

 unusual number of potato beetles were observed Aug. 12, in a high- 

 way adjacent to a potato field, probably deserting the field because 

 of the unsatisfactory condition of the food plant. The elms have, 

 after all, been seriously injured by the fiea beetle. The work was 

 probably later in the season or else not evident as early as usual. — 

 Sep. 28. Nests of a peculiar tortricid (Thiodia signatana 

 Clem.) were observed on the leaves of certain maples. — Oct. 6 



Montgomery county [S. H. French, Amsterdam] — Insect pests of 

 various kinds have attracted very little attention during the past 

 season, the rose leaf hopper (Typhlocyba rosae Harr.) 

 being the principal offender. We have found washing them off 

 with a powerful stream of water from a hose, about as satisfactory 

 as any method of control. — May 2j 



Orange county [J. M. Dolph, Port Jervis] — The potato stalk 

 worm (Papaipema nitela Guen.) has been causing some 

 injury in this section. Insect pests are scarcer than usual. — 

 June 2 J 



