REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 593 
Injurious insects of the Hudson river valley. Portion of an abstract of 
the address delivered before the eastern New York horticultural society. 
(Rural New Yorker, 18 Mar. 1899, 58: 1987) 
Nearly the same as the above. 
Insect enemies of our shade trees and their control, with special reference 
to the elm leaf beetle. Address delivered before the Albany institute, 
4 Ap. 1899. (Extracts from, in Argus [Albany] 5 Ap. 1899, p.6; Press 
and Knickerbocker [Albany] 5 Ap. 1899, p.8) 
Describes the local situation briefly ; otherwise nearly same as the address 
before the Troy scientific association. 
Scale on Japan quince. (American gardening, 15 Ap. 1899, 20: 2847) 
Identifies scurfy bark louse, Chionaspis furfurus Fitch, and 
gives remedies. 
Myriapods and mites. (American gardening, 29 Ap. 1899, 20: 3211) 
Spraying with kerosene emulsion is advised for these soil inhabiting forms. 
Box elder plant bug. (American gardening, 29 Ap. 1899, 20: 3211) 
Excluding the bugs, Leptocoris trivittatus Say, from the houses 
is recommended. 
Protect the trees from caterpillars. (Argus [Albany] 30 Ap. 1899, p.20; 
Also in Sunday press [Albany] of same date) 
Removing and burning the eggs of the white-marked tussock moth, 
Notolophus leucostigma Abb. & Sm. is advised. 
Ants, (Country gentleman, 4 May 1899, 64: 346**) 
Gives several remedies for ants in houses. 
Elm leaf beetle at work, (Troy daily times, 4 May 1899; Troy daily 
press, 4 May, p.8; Argus [Albany] 5 May, p.4; Times-Union 
[Albany] 4 May, p.3; Ballston daily journal, 5 May, p.2; Fishkill 
standard, 6 May, p.2; Rough notes [Valatie N. Y.] 5 May, p.2; News 
burgh journal, 5 May, p.2; Sunday press [Albany] 7 May, p.1s; 
Poughkeepsie daily eagle, g May, p.8; New York farmer, 11 May, 
p.4; Rhinebeck gazette, 13 May, p.1; Eastern New York horticulturist, 
1899, V.2 NO.4 p.13) 
States that the beetles, Galerucella luteola Miill., have appeared 
in numbers and advises spraying at once. 
Collection, preservation and distribution of New York insects. (Bulletin 
New York state museum, v.6 no.26, Ap. 1899 [Issued 6 May] 36p. 
29 fig.) 
