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Eggs of Army Worm. (Country Gentleman, for July 1, 1880, xlv, p. 

 424, c. 2— Gem.) 



Eggs contained in frothy matter, attached to blades of grass and edge 

 of clover leaves, received from Erie, Pa., are identified as belonging to 

 Leucania unipuncta. 



The White Grub Worm — Lachnosterna Fusca. Frohl. (Country 

 Gentleman, for July 8, 1880, xlv, p. 439, c. 1 — 13 cm.) 



Destructive to roots of grass. May exist in numbers without evidence 

 of injury, as in instances upon the capitol grounds at Washington. 

 Plowing for exposing to birds, and pigs for rooting, the best known 

 remedies. 



The Hessian Fly. (Country Gentleman, for July 8, 1880, p. 439, 

 c. 1, 2 — 21 cm.) 



Straw from Newborn, Va., June sixteenth, with pupre of this insect. 

 Its abundance at intervals in the United States. Its natural history. 

 Late fall sowing as a prevehtive, with an earlier sown strip to invite 

 oviposition for the destruction of the eggs. Varieties of wheat less 

 liable to attack, as Clawson, Fultz, etc. 



A Leaf Eater. (Country Gentleman, for July 8, 1880, xlv, p. 439, 

 c. 3 — 3 cm.) 



Insects appearing in a wheat field in Deposit, N. Y., are identified as 

 the hairy-necked leaf-eater, Phyllopliaga jnlisicolUs- Its larvae are 

 destructive to the roots of grass and other cultivated plants. 



[Now known as Lachnosterna tristis (Fabr.).] 



The Squash Borer. (Country Gentleman, for July 15, 1880, xlv, 

 p. 455, c. 2, 3 — 26 cm.) 



Larvae very destructive to vines in Highland, N. Y., are identified as 

 ^geria (Melittia) ciicurbitce Harris. The features of the moth, its 

 oviposition, larval habits, and means for prevention of attack, are given. 



[See Second Report Insects of New York, 1885, pp. 57-68, figs. 3-6.] 



The Stalk-Borer (Gortyna nitela). Guen. (Country Gentleman, for 

 July 22, 1880, xlv, p. 472, c. 1, 2 —14 cm.) 



Eeported as injurious to potatoes in Bennington, Vt. Eeference to 

 extended notices of the insect, and means for its destruction given. 

 Injures wheat and corn in Western States. 



[See First Beport on the Insects of New York, 1882, pp. 110-116.] 



The Striped- blister Beetle — Epicauta vittata. (Country Gentleman, 

 for July 29, 1880, xlv, p. 488, c. 1 — 7 cm.) 



Keceived from Cayuga County, N. Y., and said to be more injurious 

 to potatoes than the Colorado beetle. Is at present very abundant 

 about Albany, and reported as destroying a garden in a night. Beating 

 into a pan with kerosene recommended for its destruction. 



