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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Contents 



Introductory 83 



New attack on wheat by a saw 

 flylarva 87 



Red humped apple tree caterpillar 

 and parasite Oedemasia [cM- 

 zura] concinna Sm.-Abb. and 

 Limneria fugitiva Say 90 



The forest tent caterpillar Clisio- 

 campa sylvatica Harr. [disstria 

 Hiibn.] . 91 



The spring canker worm Anisop- 

 teryx [Paleacrita] vernata Peck . . 93 



Unknown grass pest 96 



New strawberry insect Bembidium 

 quadrimaculatnm Linn 98 



Meal insect LaemopJiloeus alter- 

 nansEr 100 



Grass burrowing insect Cebrio bi- 

 color Fabr 100 



Dung beetle Aphodius inquinatus 

 Herbst 102 



Sugar maple borer Glycobius 

 [Plagionotus] speciosus Say 103 



Potato stalk weevil Trichobaris 

 trinotata Say 106 



'An ugly bee slayer ' Phymata 

 erosa Her.-Sch. [ivolffii~\ 107 



Melon vines attacked by the 

 squash bug, Anasa tristis De- 

 Geer 110 



Grain aphis Siphonopliora avenue 

 Fabr. [Nectarophora granaria 

 Kirby] 112 



Hop vine aphis Phorodon humuli 

 Schrank 115 



Apple tree aphis Aphis waZiLiun. 118 



Potato plants attacked by aphids. 121 



Aphis attack on carrots and par- 

 snips 123 



Beech tree blight Pemphigus im- 

 bricator Fitch 123 



Cockscomb elm gall of Glyphina 

 [Colopha] ulmicola Fitch 126 



An unrecognized insect attack 128 



Grass infesting mite Trombi- 

 dium Ibicolor Herm. [Bryobia 

 pratemis] 128 



Mite infesting smoked meats 

 Tyroglyplius siro Linn 130 



Severe attack on potatoes by 

 Myriapoda, etc 131 



Notes on various insects 135 



Contributions to the department 

 during the year 140 



List of publications of the entom- 

 ologist during the year 142 



Some pests of the pomologist. [From the American pomological society's 

 report for 1887. Read before the A. P. S. at its Boston meeting, Sep. 

 1887] (Separates, quarto, with cover and title page, i3p.) [Published 

 Mar. i, 1888] 



The paper presents the following headings: Progress in pomology; Evils 

 attending progress in pomology ; Need of scientific study ; Demands of science 

 on the pomologist; Immense fruit production no overproduction; Large 

 areas'devoted to fruit crops; Increase in plant diseases; Increase of insect 

 ravages; Food habits of insects; Change of food plants ; Introduction from 

 abroad; Spread of scale insects; Number of insect pests; An unknown cur- 

 rant insect; How insect ravages are to be met; Insecticides; Publications 

 relating to fruit insects ; Conclusion. 



[Published, also, in the 4th report on the insects of New York. 1888. p, 

 183-92] 



