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heads and spins a loosely-webbed nest, containing several caterpillars. The 

 narrow brownish forewings of the moth which emerged August 6th are pencilled 

 with black, the hind wings are a gleaming silvery gray, and rather long-fringed. 

 The zebra caterpillar {Mamestra picta) was unusually common on succulent 

 weeds in the fall, but vegetables seemed little attacked by it. There were but few 

 striped cucumber beetles {Diabrotica vittatta). The 12-spotted and the steel- 

 blue asparagus beetles (Crioceris asparagi and C. 12 -punctata) were fairly 

 common. 



Insects Injuring Orchard Fruits. 



Codling moths {Cydia pomonella) emerged in late June and early July. 

 Probably for this reason the apple worms were not able to enter the blow or calyx 

 end, and much "side-worm" injury was done to the surface of clusters of apples. 



The salt marsh caterpWlar (Estigmene acraea) is a "woolly bear" of changing 

 and variable color. At first gregarious, tiny blackish caperpillars skeletonize the 

 leaves; then' shedding their black for brownish or reddish hairs they wander 

 about and feed according to their fancy as on bean pods. The moths are white 

 winged with black dots. The males' hind wings are yellowish. 



The white-marked and antique tussock moths (Hemerocampa leucostigma 

 and Notolophus antiqiia) were destructive to shade and fruit trees. Eggs and pupae 

 were attacked by parasites. 



The leaf crumpler {Mineola indiginella) attacked the unfolding apple leaves 

 in small numbers. Its peculiar dangling winter case resembles a withered leaf 

 stalk, while its grayish spring feeding-case is in shape like a ram's-horn trumpet. 



Both the eggs and female moths of the half-winged Geometer (Phigalia titea) 

 were taken on April 30th on Silver Maple. The stubby short-winged females are 

 flightless. The span worm larvae are black, with flesh colored mottling and 

 stripes. 



Cigar-case bearers {Coleophora fletcherella) were abundant on apple. 



The yellow-necked caterpillar (Datana ministra) fed in large groups on apple 

 and service-berry (Amelanckier). 



Abundant egg-punctures of the buffalo tree hopper {Ceresa huhalis) scar 

 the branches of various shade and orchard trees. 



Insects Affecting Currant, Gooseberry and Raspberry. 



The raspberry saw-fly (Monophadnus rubi) was slightly harmful on leaves. 

 The imported currant borer {Sesia tipuliformis) was collected but is less harmful 



