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growers in this section used the paris green spray, as they seem to have 
little faith in its effectiveness, The beetles made their appearance about 
April 23 or 24. Both the apple tree and the forest tent caterpillars 
[(Clisiocampa americana, C. disstria] are much more 
common than last year. In a peach orchard of 500 trees I counted 
more than two nests to each tree. The caterpillars of the gartered plume 
moth [Oxyptilus periscelidactylus| are webbing together 
the leaves of the terminal shoots. Leaves of some varieties of currants 
are badly curled by plant lice [Myzus ribis]. Currant worm 
[Pteronus ribesiij] is very abundant on gooseberry. |[Pyrausta 
futilalis Led.| was very abundant last year on dogbane [A poc- 
ynum androsaemifolium] and almost destroyed the weed. 
May 24. Click beetles numerous in quince blossoms. Many trees 
in a grove of maples are partly girdled by borers |Plagionotus 
speciosus], though they appear perfectly healthy in other respects. 
Lygus pratensis is very numerous on grape vines. Larvae of 
the grape vine flea beetle are beginning to appear. One house was over- 
run with the grain weevil [Calandra granaria]. Nymphs of 
[Leptoterna dolobrata] are abundant in grass. June 2. 
Crambids have become common. June beetles are a great nuisance at 
all kinds of evening meetings. On June 7 an adult of the round headed 
borer [Saperda:candida] came to light. There is great com- 
plaint about squash beetles. June g. Larch saw fly larvae [Ly gae- 
Omem at us ce rie h slo np tT are doing considerable damage to larch 
trees. The same insect was injurious about four years ago. Caterpillars 
of the willow butterfly [Euvanessa antiopal] have nearly stripped 
some elms in the neighborhood, The 17 year cicada [Cicada sep- 
tendecim]| is reported to be present in great numbers near Dresden. 
June 16. The 12 spotted asparagus beetle [Crioceris 12-punc- 
tata] is by far the most numerous on wild plants. June 17 a visit to 
the farm of Calvin Haston near Dresden showed that the 17 year cicadas 
were apparently doing considerable damage in vineyards and young apple 
orchards, and more than half the branches of the vines were dead. On 
one small apple tree I counted eight females ovipositing at one time on 
three feet of branch. On one leaf of witch hazel 18 and on another 20 
pupal skins were found. The adults were thickest in the orchard, where 
I gathered a pint without moving. ‘The first chambers found were uyder 
a rail fence, while one was found in grass in the orchard. They were 
most abundant in the woods under dead leaves; many were built through 
the leaves and were four or five inches long. Some were capped and 
