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Wireworms (Country gentleman, 28 Feb. 1901, 66: 168) 



The larva of M e 1 a u o t u s c o m m u u i s Gyll. from Orange county, 

 N. Y. is identified, and several preventive and repressive measures 

 advised. 



[Insect lessons of the year] (Country gentleman, 28 Feb. 1901, 

 66: 17024, 7 Mar. p. 192) 



Extracts from report of committee on insects of Eastern N. Y. horti- 

 cultural society, in which the following are noticed: pale striped flea beetle, 

 S y s t e n a t a e n i a t a Say, gipsy moth, P o r t h e t r i a d i s p a r 

 Linn., appletree aphis. Aphis m a 1 i Fabr., cherrytree aphis, M y z u s 

 c e r a s i Fabr., destructive pea louse, Nectar o|p h o r a p i s i Kalt., 

 Avliite tlower cricket, O e c a n t h u s n i v e u s DeG., the minute black lady- 

 beetle, Pentilia misella Lee, fruit tree bark beetle, S c o 1 y t u s 

 r u g- u 1 o s u s Ratz., palmer worm, Y p s o 1 o p h u s p o m e t e 1 1 u s 

 Harr., forest teut-cateiiDillar, Clisiocampa dis stria Hiibn. and 

 the leopard moth, Z e u z e r a pyrin a Fabr. The second part is a dis- 

 cussion of results obtained in experiments ag-ainst San Jose scale with 

 kerosene, whale oil soap and crude petroleum in various combinations. 



Scurfy bark louse (Country gentleman, 28 Mar. 1901, 60: 256-57") 

 C h i o n a s p i s f u r f u r a Fitch on pear and apple trees is briefly 

 characterized, and remedies given. 



Grapevine Aspidiotus (Country gentleman, 4 Ap. 1901, GG: 



278-79-*') 



A s p i d i o t u s u V a e Comst. from Nashville Tenn. is identifled, com- 

 pared briefly with the San Jose scale, and remedial measures are indicated. 



Injurious insects and how to control them. (X. Y. state agric. 



soc. Rep't 1899. 1900. pt 2. Bureau of farmers institutes. 



Rep't [issued 15 Ap. 1901] p. 267-93. Also Dep't agric. 7th 



rep't. 1900. v. 3, pt 2, p. 59-85) 



General paper treating of a number of insects, the appletree tent-cater- 

 pillar. (M i s i o c a m p a am e r i c a n a Fabr., forest tent-caterpillar, 

 Clisiocampa d i s s t r i a Hiibn., codling moth, C a r p o c a p s a 

 p o m o m e 1 1 a Linn., sugar maple borer, Plagionotus speciosus 

 Say, elm Ixjrer, S a per da tr id en tat a Oliv., elm leaf beetle, 

 G a 1 e r u c c 1 1 a 1 u t e o 1 a jNIiill., appletree and scurfy bark lice. 

 M y t i 1 a s ]> i s p o m o r u m Bouche and C h i o n a s p i s f u r f u r a 

 Fitch, and the San Jose scale, Aspidiotus p e r n i c i o s u s Comst. 

 being specially mentioned. 



A large number of the more important insect pests are briefly charactei*- 

 ized, and remedies for them are given in the reprinted catalogue of the 

 collection exhibited at certain institutes. 



