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NOTOLOPHUS LEUCOSTIGMA Sm.—Abb. 
The white-marked tussock moth 
Ord. Lepidoptera: Fam. Lymantriidae 
The destructiveness of this pest has been so marked and widespread 
in cities and towns, and inquiries for remedies so numerous, that in spite 
of the fact that it is, or should be, a well-known insect, it is deemed 
desirable to notice this species at some length. Though very injurious, 
it is controlled with comparative ease, and this should be kept before the 
public, even at the cost of some repetition. 
Ravages in 1898. ‘This insect has proved a serious pest in a 
number of cities within the state. In Albany, most of the horsechest- 
nuts would have been completely defoliated had it not been for the 
spraying undertaken by the municipal authorities. As it was, a large 
number were seriously injured, owing to the late application of the 
poison or to inability to throw the spray to the tops of the larger trees. 
The leaves were nearly stripped from the lindens, and the numerous white 
egg clusters give promise of greater injury another year, unless protective 
measures are adopted. In parts of Troy this insect was even more 
destructive than in Albany. Reports of serious ravages have been 
received from other localities. Its cocoons were reported by Chester 
Young, nursery inspector for the state department of agriculture, as 
abundant on all kinds of trees at Woodside, L. I., which may well be 
regarded as an indication of extended injuries already sustained and a 
sign of worse to come. In Buffalo, this insect has become such a pest 
that the authorities have been stirred to action. A circular has been 
issued by the board of public works calling upon the citizens to collect 
and destroy the egg clusters, and giving directions for the same and also 
