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has done considerable damage in this section. There are hundreds 
of its nests in defoliated wild cherry and appletrees. May 30. 
The grape leaf curler [probably the grapevine plume moth, 
Oxyptilus periscelidactylus Fitch] appeared May 
25. Appletree tent caterpillars are very abundant and are mak- 
ing their cocoons in large numbers. There are very few leaf 
hoppers [? Ty phlocyba] on grapes. Plant lice are increasing 
in numbers, and thrips are abundant on rosebushes. June 15. 
Comparatively few insects are causing injury at the present time. 
The black flea beetle [E pitrix cucumeris Harris] is doing 
considerable damage to tomato and potato vines. June 13. 
Nests of the fall webworm [Hyphantria textor Harris] 
have begun to appear, and there are a few plant lice on cherry- 
trees. July 3. The second brood of currant worms [Pteronus 
ribesii Scop.] has appeared on some unsprayed bushes. Fall 
webworms are increasing in numbers, and they can be seen in 
many trees. Colorado potato beetles [Doryphora 10-lin- 
eata Say] are causing some injury, though they are not very 
numerous. July 10. Leaf hoppers are very scarce on grapevines 
and rosebushes. The continuous wet, cold weather appears to 
have kept them in check. Only a few fall webworms are to be 
seen at the present time. July 8i. Fall webworms are still 
present but not nearly so abundant as last year, there being not 
over one nest to 25 of last season. There are some cabbage 
worms [Pieris rapae Linn.], but, as cabhage is little grown 
in this section, not much damage has been done. Aug. 27. 
Warren county (C. L. Williams, Glens Falls)— Strawberry 
sawflies [Monostegia ignota Nort.] are feeding to some 
extent on strawberry plants. June 5. There are no insects in 
this region causing special trouble. July 29. 
Wyoming county (W. H. Roeper, Wyoming)— Cankerworms 
made their appearance May 22 and have caused very little damage 
as yet. Appletree tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa ameri- 
cana Fabr.] are scarce, and very few of the forest species 
[Clisiocampa disstria Htibn.] have been found. May 26. 
The weather has been cold and wet since Saturday, and there 
was a white frost Sunday night. This unseasonable weather 
appears to have kept insects pretty well in. check, and there is 
comparatively little to report. June 10. 
