Report of Botanist and Entomologist. 



Prof. F. L. Harvey. 



Prof. W, H. Jordan. 



Dear Sir : — I have the honor to submit herewith my fifth annual 

 report as Botanist and Entomologist for the Experiment Station. 

 Judging from the number of letters received the past season, ask- 

 ing questions about plants, insects, fungicides and insecticides, 

 there is an increased demand on the part of farmers in the 

 State, for information upon Economic Botany and Entomology. 

 Below will be found tabulated the more important plants and 

 insects that have received attention during the past season. 

 Those requiring more than a passing notice are considered in 

 detail, and so far as necessary illustrated. 



The past season has been somewhat remarkable because of 

 the appearance in the State in injurious numbers of several 

 insects that have not before been reported, viz : The Corn or Boll 

 worm, which was found in the vicinity of P^'armington feeding on 

 sweet corn ; the Chinch Bug, doing great damage to grass grounds 

 in the vicinity of N. Fryeburg ; the Horn Fly which proved quite 

 annoying to cattle in the western part of the State, and Bruclius 

 obtectus, Say, the Bean Weevil, boring in stored beans after the 

 manner of pea weevils in peas. 



We stated in our report for 1891, that the Fall Canker Worm 

 had been increasiog in the Penobscot valley for the past four 

 years, and that considerable trouble might be expected from it in 

 the future. It has proved very troublesome the past season about 

 Winterport, Bowdoinham and Stockton, doing great damage to 

 fruit and shade trees. We learned through a Vermont correspon- 

 dent that the Apple Maggot, Trypeta pomonella, Walsh, infests pears 

 in that State. As we have never seen it working in pears in Maine 

 any information on the subject from Maine orchardists will be 

 appreciated. We received specimens of the Melancholy Cetonia 

 (Euphoria melancholica,) from Mr. John A. Smedberg, Unity, 

 which were eating sweet corn at the top of the ear. So far as 

 we know this habit has not been recorded. The Oyster-Shell 

 Bark-louse must be doing great damage in Aroostook County 



