j»au,i;(', lli.-il tli<' hcftlcs li;i(l si i-ipprd all llic foliaiir Iroiii iiiaii\ ndiiiij; 

 peach liccs ill ail orcliard of alxmli ."{it acres was soiiicwlial, of a sur- 

 prise, lie states lliat lliey \\(»rl< at nitrlit, Imiyiiiu- llieinselves in the 

 dirt duriiiiTllie daytime, and that aiiywiiere from intooOwore I'omid 

 under each treo, t liey ap[)arently pi-eferrini; ^Vlliei-tas. lie found the 

 insects nowhere except in the peach (n-chard. A search of oconomic 

 literature resulted in lindinu; no references to tliis species, and only 

 one or two to allied forms which had caused, in the case of I). J'ron- 

 (lici)hi iUanch., considerabU' injuries to leaves of rose, mountain ash, 

 and wild plum in an Iowa nursery in 1S71, and in that of I). Imrpcri 

 lllancli., dama<i:in^' strawberry i)lants at Campbellsburu-, Ind., in 1S!»4. 



The codlino- moth {Cdrpoaipsd pomoneUa Linn.) is a well-known 

 pest which has been studied foi- a number of yeai's, and we were sur- 

 prised to meet with many larvse on a youns apple tree, which had 

 entered jralleries made by borers, and in excavating pupal cavities 

 had not refi-ainiMl from eatini;' into liviiii; tissues, where tliey caused 

 considerable bleed inj;- and at iirst sii,dit led one to suspect that the 

 injurv was due to the round-h<'a<led lioi-er. The tree in ([uestion has 

 a trunk about (J inches in diameter, and some 12 or lo larva^ were 

 taken from several of the cavities. 'I'liree or four of the cater- 

 pillars were found contiguous to livinu' tissues, which had l)een 

 recent 1>' gnawed and from which considerable sap was flowing. The 

 i>orings were consiiicuous, and many of the pellets were covered with 

 exuding sap. It is well known that larva3 of this species gnaw pupal 

 cavities in dead bark, thougli our attention has never before been 

 called to its working in this manner in living tissues. 



Tlie pear psylla (P. ^>/y/-/ro/f< Forst.), like various species of plant 

 lice, distinguished itself l)y its remarkable abundance and excessive 

 depredations in many fruit-growing sections of the State. Tlie injury 

 was much nioi-e general and severe than has been observed before, 

 and the explanation is probably found in the unnsually favorable 

 climatic conditions. Evidences of great damage began to app<'ar in 

 June, and during July and August the trees ]ires(Mited a truly wretche(I 

 sight. In some cases the injury was so severe that most of the fruit 

 dro])ped. One correspondent, .Mr. II. I). Lewis, of Anandale, reports 

 the crop of his section a failure on account of the work of tliis pest. 



The San Jose scale (Aspidlofiis ixrniciosn.s Comst.) developcMl in 

 unusually large numbers toward the latter end of tlie season, and as 

 a consequence many infi'sted trees weie liteially co\-ered by this pest, 

 'i'he rapidity of its spread in a locality is of considerable importance 

 and is undoubt<'dly influencecl by a ninnber of faetoi-s. 'I'he insect 

 has lieen in th<' large orchard «)f .Mr. \V. iL Hart, <)f Poughkeepsie, 

 for thirteen years, and yet it has faile(l to sprea<l to any great extent, 

 portions being practically free even after tin' lajise of years. A close 

 examination of the center of infe.station existing at Clinton Heights 

 shows that while the insect has Ix'en pre.sent there lor about t he same 



