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observe where these and other introduced species first became 
establisked in the country. The gipsy and brown tail moths, 
Porthetria dispar Linn. and Euproctis chrys 
orrhoea lLinn., were first detected in Massachusetts, while 
the elm bark louse, Gossyparia ulmi Geoff., the Hessian 
fly, Cecidomyia destructor Say, the common asparagus 
beetle, Crioceris asparagi Linn. the leopard moth, 
Zeuzera pyrina Linn., the Buffalo and black carpet beetles, 
Anthrenus scrophulariae Linn. and Attagenus 
piceus Oliv., and the European fruit tree scale insect, As pid- 
iotus ostreaeformis Curt., were first detected in New 
York State or its immediate vicinity, in the case of the leopard 
moth; and, according to recent reports, we may find that the nun 
moth, Psilura monacha Linn., has become established in 
ihe vicinity of New York city. Another imported insect, 
Coleophora limosipennella Dup., which may prove very 
destructive to elms, was recently brought to our atten- 
tion on account of its occurrence in large numbers on Scotch 
elms in Brooklyn. The 12 spotted asparagus beetle, Cr ioceris 
12-punctata Linn., was first detected in the vicinity of Balti- 
more, as is also true of the elm leaf beetle, Galerucella 
luteola Mill. 
The few records given above indicate that a considerable num- 
ber of the imported insects make their way to this country 
through the port of New York and naturally become established 
in the immediate vicinity of New York city or else at one of the 
great centers of the nursery trade in the western part of the 
State. Considerably fewer species come into the country through 
the port of Boston or through others south of New York. It may 
never be possible or practicable to attempt the establishment of 
a quarantine on our eastern coast, but it is certainly advisable 
for us to maintain a close watch (as is now done in New York 
by agents of the State Departinent of Agriculture) at these points 
of danger, in order that we may detect the advent of other 
injurious species and see that they are adequately controlled. 
The injuries inflicted by the various imported insects are simply 
enormous and in most cases entirely beyund calculation. The 
