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and moth. Probably hibernates in all except the egg state. 

 Swamp land and wet-and-dry-season theory discussed. Best 

 methods of destroying actual depredators are rolling, or 

 poisoning with arsenic, etc. Ditching and pitting recom- 

 mended. Twelve species of insect enemies enumerated. 



Scientific American, June 26. — The Army Worm. An ac- 

 count of its occurrence in Long Island. Indian corn was 

 eaten off close to the ground. Also a compiled account of 

 habits, life history, descriptions, and remedies. 



EuRAL New Yorker, June 12, 1880. — Idem. Its appearance 

 in Long Island in vast numbers. Wheat, rye, and Indian 

 CORN fields destroyed. The entire crops of the Island 

 threatened. 



CoMSTOCK, J. Henry. — Idem. Farmers' Keview, July 8, 1880. 

 Discusses the theory that the natural habitat of the army 

 worm is in the wild grass of wet spots, in swamps, and on 

 the borders of marshes, and expresses doubts of the cor- 

 rectness of the theory. Eemedial agencies : rolling, poi- 

 soning with arsenic, and trapping by ditches and pits. 



Thomas, Cyrus. — Idem. 10th Rep. St. Ent. 111., pp. 5, 44, 

 figs. 1, 2 and 3. Its past history. Natural history, and de- 

 scription of egg, larva, pupa, and moth. Terms of life ; 

 dates of capture of the moth ; notices of the larva ; num- 

 ber of broods ; and hibernation. Proper home of the 

 species and character of seasons favorable to its develop- 

 ment. Natural enemies : ten parasites described and ten 

 predaceous beetles mentioned. Eemedies : ditching, burning 

 meadows, poisons. 



1881. Thomas, Cyrus.— Idem. Can. Ent. XIII., 191. Stated at a 

 meeting of the A, A. A. S. that the army worm existed as 

 a caterpillar, chrysalis, and moth seventy-seven days ; frora 

 which B. P. Mann and C. V. Eiley dissented. 



Forbes, S. A. — Idem. Bloomington Pantagraph, July 28, 

 1881. Account of ravages in McLean and adjacent coun- 

 ties. Natural history, injuries, and remedies. 



Thomas, Cyrus. — Idem. Prairie Farmer, August 6, 1881. Be- 

 heading oats in Hancock county. Brief sketch of habits, 

 natural history, descriptions, and remedies. Instances of 

 early variety of oats escaping injury. 



Thomas, Cyrus. — Idem. Rural New Yorker, Jan. 29, 1881. 

 Number of annual generations. Cited proofs of second 

 brood. Proper home of the species and character of the 

 seasons favorable to its development discussed with refer- 

 ence to the views of Eiley and Comstock. 



Cook, A. J. — Leucania unipuncta. Can. Ent. XIII., 215. In 

 1881, observed, for the first time, injuring Indian corn in 

 Michigan. This was a dry season following a wet one. 



Saunders, Wm.— Idem. Can. Ent. XIII. , 198, 215. Much dam- 

 age in Canada. Double-brooded ; probably hibernate in lar- 

 val state ; destructive brood not being the first one. 



