REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 569 
town. It is unaffected by hellebore. Forest tent caterpillars are not 
quite so numerous. Many of the apple trees are almost leafless in the 
country, [the work of Clisiocampa americana] while trees 
in the city are covered with caterpillars, though the foliage has not 
suffered very severely. Many small caterpillars are to be seen on the 
maple trees, ~The shad flies have appeared, but a south wind has taken 
most of them to the Canadian shore. June 8. Appletree tent caterpillar 
[Clisiocampa americana] has been a very serious pest in the 
country. June t5. [Schizoneura americana] is abundant on 
elms, forming white, cottony masses. June 22. White grubs are 
unusually destructive to strawberry plants. Currant worms more trouble- 
some than common. July 6. The raspberry cane girdler [Oberea 
bimaculata] has commenced its work, but is not nearly so trouble- 
some as last year, when about half our bushes were killed. Picking and 
burning infested shoots has proved effective in controlling this pest. Egg 
belts of the forest tent caterpillar are beginning to be found; the moths 
are still numerous. July 14. Eggs of forest tent caterpillar are very 
numerous; On one small twig g inches long three egg belts were found. 
July 28. Cabbage butterflies [Pieris rapae] are abundant and 
causing great complaint. The two spotted tree hopper [Enchenopa 
binotata| is proving very destructive to the bittersweet. The tomato 
worm [Phlegethontius celeus] is more abundant than usual. 
Aug. 16. The large number of orange or dark brown and black butter- 
flies [milkweed butterfly, Anosia plexippus] is appalling. They 
cling in masses as large as a two quart pail to maples and there are thou- 
sands flying about. They are very abundant in gardens. ‘There are 
many complaints of the poultry mite which appears to be more trouble- 
some than usual. A number of cut leaved birches have died [possibly 
the work of Agrilus anxius]. Sep.1. | 
Saratoga county (Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa) — Apple tree 
and forest tent caterpillars have been fought with fire with tolerable suc- 
cess. Rose leaf hopper |[Typhlocyba rosae] has been very 
abundant and injurious. May 25. Currant worm [Pteronus ri- 
besii] is at work as usual. Larvae of grape vine plume moth 
[Oxyptilus periscelidactylus| are webbing up the tender 
tips. White grubs are destructive to all sorts of tender plants, tomatoes, 
cauliflowers, carnations, etc. Where fought early and persistently, the 
forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa disstria] has not inflicted 
much damage. June 2. Striped cucumber beetle [Diabrotica 
vittata| is devouring melon and squash vines, asters and dahlias. 
