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ANNUAL REPORT. * 
White. White Grape. 
Black. Black Naples. Adopted. 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
Houghton’s Seedling, American. Adopted. 
NATIVE PLUMS—-FOR GENERAL CULTIVATION. 
Harrison’s Peach, Forest Garden, Warner, DeSoto. Adopted. 
A. W. LatHam, 
S. M. Emery, 
T. G. Carter, 
Committee. 
R. E. MENDENHALL’'S PAPER—ENTOMOLOGY. 
Mr. President and Members of the Horticultural Society. 
My entomological observations during the past summer were necessarily some- 
what limited, but in recalling them I find that Minnesota has reason for deep 
gratititude to the Giver of all good for the comparative immunity which she en- 
joyed from the ravages of destructive insects. No omnivorous swarms of locusts 
from the west nor hungry army-worms from the east invaded our borders. Our 
small grain was not blighted by the Hessian fly nor our corn by the grub and 
boll worm. It is true that the chinch bug made its appearance in considerable 
numbers in the south-eastern part of the State, and caused farmers some anxiety 
but the frequent rains of the month of June drowned out the young bugs and 
prevented any serious damage from that cause, except in some localities. 
Still, favored as we were, it was not prudent to withdraw our attention alto- 
gether from our small, six legged foes. There are some insects, such as the 
White Grub, the potato, beetle, the uarious cut-worms, borers, etc., which, like 
the ‘‘poor’’ are ‘‘always with us.’’ Against these (not the ‘‘poor’’ but the 
‘“‘bugs’’) a sort of ‘‘guerilla’’ warfare must be kept up from spring until the 
autumn frosts force them into winter quarters. 
In previous papers read before this association I have given descriptions of a 
considerable number of these destructive species, but I have by no means com- 
pleted the catalogue. Many pernicious ‘‘natives’’ as well as several ‘‘distin- 
guished foreigners,’’ which have already arrived or may be shortly expected, 
have yet to sit for their portraits. Among the former are a few insects especi- 
ally injurious to pumpkins, squashes, melons and cucumbers, and at the head 
of the list we will place our familiar acquaintance, the squash bug, (Corcus trei- 
tis DeGur). This pest oceurs wherever squashes of any variety are cultivated, 
and singular enough, confines its ravages to these particular plants. It is a 
genuine ‘‘bug’’ and in its perfect form is about a half inch in length, of a flat- 
tened, oblong shape and a dull black color, with spots of ochre on the outer edges 
of the wings. Underneath it is a dull yellow color. The autenne are gradually 
enlarged toward the free ends and the tips of the wing covers—as with all bugs 
