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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



IOXX). 



The lesser leaf roller. (Teras minuta). The specimens 

 examined were bred from apple foliage. It also attacks cran- 

 berries and huckleberries and is one of the fire worms of cran- 

 berry bogs. It is considered in detail in Bulletin 56 of this 



Station. 



THE OBLIQUE-BANDED LEAF ROLLER. (CdCCEcia TOSOna) . 



This was bred from the foliage of apple trees sent by Mr. Chas. 

 S. Pope, Manchester. It is a new apple insect in Maine, at least 

 we have not seen it before on apples. We reared the moths from 

 currant leaves in 1894. 



American elm plant louse. (Schizoneura americana). 

 This insect was abundant about Orono, Bangor and Augusta. 



Work of the el in plant lonse. Work of tue eye-spot te<l bad moth. 



Eye-spotted bud moth. (Tmetocera ocellana). The 



moth was bred abundantly from apple twigs. It has done much 

 damage to the flower and leaf buds and foliage of apple trees the 

 past season. It is considered in detail in Bulletin 56 of this 



Station. 



Cherry tree ugly-nest. (Caccecia cerasivorana) . This 



is a new apple insect for Maine. It was reported., also, as feed- 

 ing upon choke cherry, its more common food plant, and upon 



