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destructive. July 5. Potato beetle still very injurious. Aug. 8. 
The striped cut worm[Carneades tessellata| has been very 
injurious. It eats almost any green thing, specially cabbage and cauli- 
flower plants. I have seen in one field hundreds of plants cut completely 
off, or so nearly so that the tops dropped to the ground. From around 
one plant 20 of these destructive pests were dug out. Sep. 18, 
Rensselaer county (W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville) — Grasshop- 
pers[Schistocerca rubiginosa and probably others] are very 
abundant. May 24. Forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa 
disstria] is numerous in several localities. Elm leaf beetle [Gal- 
erucella luteola| is abundant; the Baltimore oriole is feeding 
onit. June 18. 
Rockland county (S. B. Huested, Blauvelt) — Apple tree tent cater- 
pillars [Clisiocampa americana] are comparatively rare. 
Pear midge [Diplosis pyrivora] is one of our worst enemies 
and has done its work. We notice an absence of birds, robins, etc. 
being fewer than usual. May 20. Work of the elm leaf beetle [ Gal- 
erucella luteola] is less serious than usual. No Colorado po- 
tato beetles | Doryphora ‘ro-lineata|yseen, June) 3: 7Cherry 
and apple aphids are plenty. Potato beetles appearing. Potato flea 
beetle [Epitrix cucumeris]| does much damage. June 16. 
Rose beetles [Macrodactylus subspinosus ] are present but 
not in large numbers. They appear to manifest a decided preference for 
the blossoms of tulip trees and it has been recommended to plant them 
in an orchard as a preventive of injury by this insect. June 24. Fall 
web worm [Hyphantria cunea] _ has appeared, but no great 
damage is done by it. Aug, 12. 
St Lawrence county (Mary B. Sherman, Ogdensburg)—Forest 
tent caterpillars |Clisiocampa disstria| were first noticed about 
eight weeks ago on the small smooth branches of the younger apple 
trees, They are now about the size of a small pencil and about 1% 
inches long, though there are still many young ones. Everything is 
infested, but as maples are abundant, the trees have not yet suffered 
severely. The forerunner of our shad fly [May fly] has appeared within 
the past two days. ‘This we call the fish fly. The worst shad fly day is 
usually about June 5. Currant aphis [Myzus ribis] present in 
numbers, Currant worms [Pteronus ribesii] are as numerous 
as usual. June 3. A newcurrant worm [Diastictis ribearia, 
the currant span worm| has appeared within 10 days in many gardens in 
