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State (Museum bulletin 46), Aquatic Insects of the Adirondacks 
(Museum bulletin 47), 17th Report of the State Entomologist 
(Museum bulletin 53), and the Elm leaf Beetle in New York State 
(Museum bulletin 57). The former two, as stated in our previous 
report, were practically completed at the end of last year. The 
bulletin on the elm leaf beetle is an extended and revised edition 
of Museum bulletin 20, and was issued on account of the great 
demand for information concerning this serious pest of our elms. 
In addition to the above, the entomologist contributed an impor- 
ant paper on Aqualic Insects of the Saranac Region in the sixth 
annual report of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, and 
one on shade tree pests for the report of the Colorado State 
Board of Horticulture for 1901. 
Other important publications which are either in the printer’s 
hands or practically completed are as follows: Aquatic Insects 
in New York State, which is a second report by Dr Needham 
and his associates, and treats largely of the damsel flies, 
Odonata-Zygoptera, the insect food of the brook trout, 
certain aquatic beetles (Donacia), some midges (Chirono- 
midae), a group of much importance as food for fishes, and 
the Neuropterus family, Sialidae; the bulletin on the grape- 
vine root worm, comprising a detailed account of this very 
injurious species, with special reference to its control, a publica- 
tion of 36 pages; a monograph of the genus Saperda, which 
includes some of our most destructive wood borers, has been 
prepared by the entomologist in association with Mr L. H. Joutel 
of New York, and will form a small bulletin of about 40 pages, 
illustrated by seven colored plates; and the memoir on insects 
injurious to forest and shade trees, an extensive publication 
illustrated by many half tone and 16 colored plates, treating 
specially of those forms which are destructive to shade trees. 
Collections of insects. Large additions to the State collections 
have been made during the past season. The systematic collect- 
ing at Karner begun last year was continued throughout the 
present season, and many interesting forms infesting various 
forest trees were secured. My second assistant, Mr D. B. Young, 
spent 10 days collecting at Newport N. Y., where the fauna is 
exceptionally rich, but, owing to continued unfavorable weather, 
the results were not all that were expected. Considerable pro- 
