Noctuidae 



New York and Ontario it is very abundant at times, and its 

 depredations have been complained about by those interested in 

 this industry. The eggs are laid on the young shoots and the 

 little larvae immediately bore into the stem near the tip. Here 

 they remain until they are half an inch long, when they descend 

 and attack the plant at the level of the ground. It has been rec- 

 ommended to pinch the tips which are seen to be affected and 

 thus to kill the young worms. Various applications to be put 

 about the roots have been advocated, for which the reader 

 may consult " Bulletin No. 7 (New Series) of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture." The hop-vines should at all events 

 not be hilled up until the end of July or the beginning of 

 August. This prevents the larvae from having easy access to the 

 stems at the level of the ground. 



(4) Gortyna obliqua Harvey, Plate XXVI, Fig. 13, $ . (The 

 Oblique Gortyna.) 



The habitat of this species is the Atlantic States and the Miss- 

 issippi Valley. 



Genus PAPAIPEMA Smith 



(1) Papaipema inquaesita Grote & Robinson, Plate XXVI, 

 Fig. 5, $ 



This species is, so far as we know, confined to the northern 

 Atlantic States. 



(2) Papaipema purpurifascia Grote & Robinson, Plate 

 XXVI, Fig. 7, $ . 



The range of this, as well as of all the species subsequently men- 

 tioned, is the same as that of the first species named in the genus. 



(3) Papaipema Nitela Guenee, Plate XXVI, Fig. 9, $ . 

 Form nebris Guenee, Plate XXVI, Fig. 8, $ . 



The caterpillar inflicts a good deal of damage upon Indian 

 corn by burrowing into the end of 

 the ear when the seed is in the 

 milk. Those who have had to do 

 with the preparation of roasting 

 ears well know the unsightly larvae, 

 which, as they have stripped 

 the husk from the cob, have revealed their presence. Cooks 

 know more about these things than the farmer. The farmer 



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