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tliat had hecMi injured by red spiders earlier in the _year — presnmably 

 this species. 



On Mr. Cunningham's phice violets and roses had been injured by 

 this red spider, these plants being- in a northerly direction from 

 seriously affected Avater oaks. Across the road from this place is a 

 small piece of cotton which was the most seriously affected of any 

 seen. A field adjoining the yard and west of the house showed no 

 injury. Earlier in the year this region w^as visited by strong south- 

 erly winds, and it is quite probable that the species living on the 

 shade trees at that time were carried into the cotton fields. 



On Mr. MitchelFs plantation, 2 miles out of towm, injury was 

 slight, but the red spiders could be found over a considerable portion 

 of the field. Other cotton fields on this place and betAveen here and 

 liatesburg showed no injury, not a specimen being found. Cotton 

 fields in all directions from Batesburg were visited and general con- 

 ditions were the same in all cases. 



Several insects (such as grasshoppers and smaller llemiptera) 

 Avere found on cotton leaves in infested fields Avith young red spiders 

 attached to them. 



From material collected by the Avriter Mr. Nathan Banks deter- 

 nuned the species as Tetranyclius (jloreri Bks. — E. S. G. T. 



SOIME SUGAR-CANE INSECTS. 



Anomala semili rida Lee. and M ijoclu'oiis doit'tcollh Say Avere found 

 feeding on leaves~of sugar cane and corn at BerAvick, Morgan City, 

 Broussard, Billeaud. and Olivier in April and May, 1904. At Brous- 

 sard they occurred in all the fields visited ; at other places thev Avere 

 rare. At BerAvick small red ants Avere noticed carrying living adults 

 of M. denfieoJlls to their nests. 



LarA^ae of the bollAvorm {HeUothis ohsoleta [^((rniiger^ Hbn.) Avere 

 found very rarely, feeding on the upper unfolded cane leaves in early 

 spring, Avorking doAVUAvard from above. 



The sugar-cane borer {Dhttra'a saccharalis Fab.) Avas quite rare in 

 young stalks in the spring, but in the fall some fields of " Trinidad " 

 cane near BerAvick Avere quite badly infested. — E. S. G. T. 



SOME OBSERVATIONS ON KANSAS INSECTS. 



We are in receipt of a communication from Mr. F. F. CrcA^ecoeur, 

 Onaga, Kans., in Avhich he reports a few observations made during 

 1904. 



During the fall he observed the tAvelA^e-spotted cucumber beetle 

 {D't(d)7'otica T2-pt(rict(da Ol.) feeding on apples that had been injured 

 by birds or other insects. 



