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re[)orts a reiiiarkal)le absence of tent caterpillars, and that closes 

 the record for this species. 



Cut Jl'onns. These were hrst reported as numerous May 17th, 

 from Moorestown in Turlington county, and Woodbury in Glou- 

 cester county. Alay 24th. early vegetables were damaged at Clay- 

 ton in Gloucester county. They were working at Millville in 

 Cuml)erland county ; were very numerous at Forest Grove in 

 Gloucester county, and were again reported as injurious from 

 IMoorestown. I'urlingiDn cmmtv. May 31st. Cape May. in Cape 

 ]May county, reports these insects as numerous, and Beasley Point 

 in the .same county, reports them as destructive to all kinds of 

 melons. Forest Grove, in Gloucester county, was still suffering 

 from these same species. Jtme 6th. cut worms were very trouble- 

 some at Berlin in Camden county; they were destructive at Clay- 

 ton, in Gloucester county ; destructive to tomatoes at Marlton, in 

 Burlington county, and very numerous at Beverley in the same 

 county. Jtine 14th. Trenton in Mercer county, reports them as 

 plentiful. Ttine 21st. Forest Grove in Cuml)erland county, states 

 that they are still active; but that seems to have wound up the 

 crop ; at all events there were no later reports. 



Potato Beetles. The reports concerning this insect show an in- 

 teresting series of contradictions. The insects are first referred to 

 May 31st, as numerous at Cape May. in Cape May county. June 

 6th, Gillette. Morris county, reports no potato bugs, and so does 

 Rowlands IMills in Hunterdon county. June 14th. Huntsberg in 

 Sussex county, reports no bug? : Plainfield in Union county, no 

 bugs so far, and Trenton, in Mercer county, has nothing worse 

 to say on the subject. June 21st, Gillette. Morris county, admits a 

 few potato bugs ; at Woodbury, in Gloucester county, they were 

 numerous and destructive; at ^Toorestown, in Burlington county, 

 vines were being sprayed and dusted. July 5th. Hightstown. in 

 Mercer county, reports no trouble from bugs ; while in Woodbine, 

 Cape ^lay county they were numerous and destructive. July 26th, 

 the insects had again disappeared from Gillette in Morris county, 

 and subsequent to that there was no report. 



Onion Maggots. These were first referred to as doing great 

 iniurv at Bridgeton in Cumberland county 'Slny 31st. They were 

 again referred to from the same locality June 14th, and then so 

 far as the Bulletin is concerned, their work was done, although, 

 as a matter of fact, this particular species was more abundant in 

 1904 than for many years previously. 



Strazcberrx Weevil. This was first referred to June 6th. from 

 Cologne. Atlantic county, as the saw fly, and it was said to be 



