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fourth the damage of former years. July 25. Potato beetles not abun- 
dant. Fall web worm still rare. Aug. 8. Codling moth [Carpo- 
capsa pomonella] has worked in Bartlett pears the worst I ever 
knew it to do. Well sprayed trees will not average one third perfect 
fruit. Potato beetles giving no trouble. Aug. 22. 
Greene county (O. Q. Flint, Athens)—Within the past week forest 
tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] have become quite 
noticeable in river towns like Athens, Catskill, Saugerties; something 
quite unusual, Appletree tent caterpillars [Clisioc ampa ameri- 
cana] are crawling about preparatory to spinning cocoons. June 3- 
Elm leaf beetle [G@alerucella luteola] is doing considerable 
injury. Few tent caterpillars of either species are seen at present. 
June 8. Work of elm leaf beetle becoming very noticeable. Last year 
a number of elms in Athens were killed by this insect. June 23. Cocoons 
of the forest tent caterpillar are comparatively few at Hensonville, 
according to Mr Tremain Bloodgood, though the year before they were 
very abundant. ‘Two or three miles distant, where the pests did not occur 
in numbers the . previous year, cocoons are very abundant. Elms in 
Athens generally affected by the work of the elm leaf beetle. Fall web 
worm [Hyphantria cunea| attacking pear. July 1. The work’ 
of the forest tent caterpillar is very evident in the towns of Windham and ° 
Jewett. On examining the cocoons, there was no evidence of the moths 
having issued, on the contrary most of them had been parasitized. ‘The 
people in that locality observed an absence of the moths, as compared 
with the preceding season. The elm leaf beetle does not appear to be 
present in the county back any distance from the river. The striped 
cucumber beetle [Diabrotica vittata| is said to be relatively 
scarce. July 22. Intaking adrive to west of Middleburg, passing through 
portions of Greene, Albany and Schoharie counties, the work of the 
forest tent caterpillar was generally manifest in the mountains. A second 
brood of elm leaf beetles has appeared. Aug. 4. Striped cucumber beetle 
is said to have been scarce the last two years, specially so the present 
season. Aug. 26. Fall web worm present but not doing much injury. 
Grasshoppers fewer than usual. Sep. 2. Fall web worm has been work- 
ing on pear trees to quite an extent. Pear psylla [P. pyricola] has 
been very injurious and difficult to control. Elms still badly affected by 
elm leaf beetle. Sep. 16. Pear psylla has been doing considerable harm 
in this section, [Pseudococcus aceris] is abundant on falling 
maple leaves. Sep. 20. 
