REPORT OF TFIE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 359 



Cecidomyia leguminicola Lintn. 



Clover-seed midge 

 In August my attention was called to the ravages of the above-named 

 pest by Mr C. W. Stuart, of Newark, N. Y. He informed me that the 

 crop of clover seed on 25 acres of land was completely ruined by the 

 larvae of this insect. The presence of this midge renders the growing 

 of clover seed in that vicinity extremely hazardous, and in many seasons 

 none can be obtained. It has also been injurious m many parts of the 

 stale of Ohio. 



Anthrenus scrophulariae Fabr. 

 Carpet beetle 



In my nth report, p. 172-73, the attractiveness of the blossoms of 

 rhubarb [Rheum rhapcvificiim) was placed on record. The flowers of a 

 number of other plants which bloom at the time 

 the beetles are abroad also draw them, and in some 

 cases the moie attractive ones might be used as lures 

 to prevent their entering houses, or for their con" 

 venient destruction as in the instance given below. 



Mr M. B. Coombs, of Uiica, N. Y., writes of the 

 attractiveness of the tulip for the carpet beetle, as 

 follows : ' My sister has for several years kept a bed 

 of single tulips for the purpose of drawing the 

 beetles for conveniently destroying them. They ^'«^ carpet, b.eue, an. 



J 7 O J THRKNUS SCROPHULARIAE 



seem to congregate almost entirely on the light- (after RUey). 

 colored blossoms, the creamy or yellow shades specially. For about 

 two weeks, with a pair of tweezers, she picked out from them from two 

 to three dozen on windy or otherwise unfavorable days, and hundreds 

 on quiet sunny days.' 



Elaphidion villosum Fabr. 



Oak primer 



Mr G: T. Lyman, of Bellport, Suftblk co., N. Y., informs me that 

 this species was quite abundant in 1896, and that it attacked the English 

 oak and Norway maple as well as the native species. Thomas Matthews 

 & Sons, of Baltimore, Md., also made complaint of its working in 

 recently transplanted trees about five inches in diameter. It was observed 

 as very abundant on Gov. Morton's farm at Ellerslie, on July 8, in the 

 maples, almost every tree passed in the driveway having a number of 

 pruned twigs lying beneath it. 



