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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



BENTA Wlk. 

 S. asperatella Clem. Newark, Philadelphia, Pa.: larva on locust. 



TETRALOPHA Zell. 



T. baptisiella Fern. Near New York (Bt); the larva on Baptisia. 

 T. militella Zell. Newark, VII, 15 (Wdt). 





Family PHYCITIDJE. 



ACROBASIS Zell. 



A. angusella Grt. Found near Brooklyn, N. Y., the larva boring into the 



leaf stems of hickory. 

 A. demotella Grt. Also found near New York, the larva boring into the 



ends of twigs of black walnut. 

 A. caryse Grote. Ocean county, not rare : the larva bores into twigs of 



hickory. 

 A. rubrifasciella Pack. Occurs near N. Y. city (Bt), the larva in a case 



between leaves of sweet fern and alder. 

 A. comptoniella Ilulst. Common near New York : the larva in a case 



between terminal leaves of Comptonia and Myrica. 

 A. hebescella Hulst. Ocean county, VI, larva on oak in a case. 



MINEOLA Hulst. 



M. amplexella Rag. Newark, V (Wdt) 

 M. vaccinii Riley. Throughout 

 South Jersey on cranberry bogs 

 in July. The larva is the " cran- 

 berry fruit-worm," and may be 

 found on almost all bogs, its 

 presence being indicated by the 

 premature coloring of the ber- 

 ries. No serious injury has been 

 caused in this State thus far. 

 M. indiginella Zell. Found through- 

 out the State : the larva is an 

 "apple-leaf crumpler," but also 

 feeds on quince, plum, cherry, 

 &c. It is sometimes numerous 

 enough to cause decided injury 

 in orchards. Usually the spray- 



Fig. 209. — Cranberry fruit-worm, Mineola vac- 

 cinii; a, berry, with egg, natural size ; b, c, 

 egg, enlarged ; d, larva ; e, pupa ; 

 //, adult; all enlarged; g, 

 cocoon, natural size. 



ings made for the codling moth are effective against this insect as well. 



