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Borers in timber. (Country gentleman. Ap. 28, 1887. 52 : 34i 31 ) 

 A few general recommendations for the protection of timber from borers. 



Honey dew eaten by bees. (Country gentleman. Ap. 28, 1887. 



5*:34i 36 ) 

 On the value of honey dew as a food for bees. 



17 year locust Cicada septendecim. (Owl [Glens Falls, N. Y.] May 

 1887. 2 : 17-19, fig. 1-5) 



General account of Cicada septendecim, reference is made to the 13 year form 

 and to C. titiicen. 



[Root aphis of the hop vine.] (Waterville [NT. Y.] times. May 6, 

 1887. p. 2) 

 Records the attack by an unknown root aphis on the roots of hop vines. 



Lady birds, leaf and carpet beetles. (Country gentleman. May 12, 1887. 

 5 2: 3 8i 15 , fig. 1-6) 



Gives the characters of the lady birds, leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae} and the 

 carpet beetle. 



Little winged pest. (Argus [Albany]. May 16, 1887. p. 2) 

 Abstract of a paper on the mosquito [See 12th report, p. 319-35]. 



Another apple tree pest. (Country gentleman. May 19, 1887. 52 : 



398") 



Records serious injuries to apple buds by Crepidodera rufipes Linn. 



New(?) aphis on hop roots. (Country gentleman. May 19, 1887. 

 5 2: 4<Di 31 ) 

 Importance of knowing the life history of Phorodon Tiumuli. 



Currant worm parasite. (Express [Albany]. May 23, 1887. 41:2) 

 Mentions the attack of Trichogramma pretiosa on the currant worm. 



Leather beetle. (Boots and shoes weekly. May 25, 1887. n : 473) 



Insect, burrowing in leather is probably Dermestes vulpinus, Sitodrepa panicea 

 mentioned. 



Saw fly on apple trees. (Country gentleman. May 26, 1887. 52: 



4 2 !) 



Habits of Dolerus sericeus Say and D. arvensis Say, food plants of latter. 

 Elm leaf beetle going northward. (Country gentleman. May 26, 1887. 

 52: 42 1 37 ) 



Galerucella xanthomelaena \luteola] received from Poughkeepsie. 



New cotton pest. (Country gentleman. June 2, 1887. 52 :44i 45 ) 

 Injuries to cotton by Systena blanda var. bitaeniata [taeniata] recorded. 



Thrips in strawberry blossoms. (Country gentleman. June 9, 1887. 



General account of injuries by the Thripidae. 



