New York State Museum 

14TH REPORT 
OF THE 
SuUATE ENTOMOLOGIsf 
1898 
OFFICE OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 
Albany, October 15, 1898 
To the Secretary of the University of the State of New York: 
I have the honor of presenting herewith my report on the injurious 
and other insects of the state of New York, for the portion of the present 
year ending October 15, 1898. 
General entomologic features. The year has been characterized 
by excessive damages to trees in both city and country. Reports have 
been received from many localities of widespread injuries by the tent 
caterpillars, Clisiocampa americana Fabr. and C, disstria Hiibn. The 
white-marked tussock moth, WVofolophus Jleucostigma Sm.-Abb., was 
reported as unusually destructive to shade trees in various parts of 
the state, while in Albany its injuries have been greater than for 
several years. A remarkable outbreak occurred at Schenectady, the 
light green larvae of Xy/ina antennata Walker appeared in such num- 
bers that a large portion of the many soft maples in that city was 
defoliated. Such destructive work by this species has never been 
recorded, and isa striking example of what a comparatively harmless 
insect can do, provided the conditions are favorable. Another interest- 
ing feature was the presence of zebra caterpillars, Mamestra picta Harris, 
in such abundance on recently gathered timothy hay as to literally cover 
it. Hitherto, this pest has been regarded as an enemy to cabbage and 
related garden crops, more rarely attacking other plants. The leaves of 
many elms have been seriously injured by an unknown leaf miner. The 
cottony maple-tree scale, Pulvinaria innumerabilis Rathvon, has been 
extremely abundant and destructive throughout the state, affecting the 
soft maples most seriously. The destructive brown apricot scale of 
California, Lecanium armeniacum Craw, was discovered in Erie county on 
