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to drop a few drops of ratsbane, or other poison, in a liquid form, into the flower 

 of the Jamestown weed, wild morning-glory, «&c., into which they are sure to 

 insert their large bills and die almost instantly. With the death of each fly, or 

 miller, as they are familiarly termed, three to five hundred eggs are destroyed, 

 each of which produces a worm." 



Hardin county, Kjentuclnj. — " Late crops of potatoes are injured by drought 

 and the bugs." 



JavJcson county, Florida. — "The caterpillar has appeared in the cotton fields, 

 too late, however, to do much damage." [This is doubtless the Noctua scylina 

 of Say.] . . . • 



Jackson county, Illinois. — " I wish to tell you how I have got rid of the 

 aphis, or plant-louse — a method practiced by myself and neighbors for many 

 years. After the louse makes its appearance, pull off a waste leaf and turn it 

 upside down on the cabbage that is lousy. Early the next morning the lice 

 will be collected in great numbers on the under side of the leaf. If all are not 

 thus caught and burned, repeat the operation." [This is worthy of further trial.] 



Woodford county, Illinois. — " Potatoes have been damaged to some extent by 

 a beetle, never seen here before the present season, about one-third of an inch in 

 length, and having ten pale yellow and black longitudinal stripes upon its back." 

 [Probably the ten-lined spearman, Doryphora ten-lineata.\ 



Huntington county, Indiana. — " Wheat has been damaged by the weevil." 

 [Probably the wheat midge] 



Madison parish, Louisiana. — The [cotton] army worm is reported to have 

 made its appearance. [Noctua xylina of Say.j 



Allegan county, Michigan. — " The regular plum curculio is at work all over 

 the county upon the peaches. Many orchards are entirely strip])ed. We have 

 also a blight among the apple trees, which, I think, must be the ' insect pear 

 blight' described by Downing in his work upon American fruits. It seems to 

 be general." 



Inghavi county, Michigan. — " The large white grub worm (probably the 

 larvaj of the beetle species) is doing much damage to oar pastures and meadows. 

 Nor are corn and potato crops exempt." [Probably larva? of the May-bug or 

 beetle, Lachnoste7-na .\ 



Indiana county, Pennsylvania- — "Potatoes are being somewhat injured by 

 the bugs." [Prubably the ten-lined spearman, Doryphora ten-lineata.\ 



Haviilton county, Tennessee. — " The cut-worm is very destructive to late 

 corn." [Probably the caterpillar of an agrotis.] 



Dewitt county, Texas. — " The last few days exhibit the icorm, which may or 

 may not prove fatal to a large yield of cotton." [Ileliothis ar?nigera.] 



Hardin county, Texas. — "The cotton army M'orm appeared in some places 

 about August 12, and with the wet weather will cut the cotton crop short." 

 [Nfjctua xylina of Say.] 



Conejas county, Colorado. — " In June there appeared millions of grasshojipers 

 in this valley, wliich threatened in some districts to destroy all vegetation, but 

 before they could spread over the entire country a green fly made its appearance 

 which truly proved our salvation. As I found upon close examination, these 

 flies deposited their eggs in the joint or neck of the grasshoppers, which, after 

 two weeks' time, caused their death. The same examination was made by the 

 military ofiicers at Fort Garland, with like results " [Will our correspondent 

 send some of the green flies to the department for examination?] 



Goliad county, Texas. — " The caterpillar is now damaging the cotton very 

 much, and it is feared that nine-tenths at least of the crop will be destroyed." 



The following is an extract from a letter to our entomologist : 



Atchison, Kansas. — "On the 11th instant we were visited by an innumerable 

 host of grasshoppers, which are now devouring everything that remains green. 

 Our late corn, our late potatoes, our young wheat crop, and our garden vegeta- 



