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Bacon beetle — Dermestes lardarius. (Country gentleman. June 26, 

 1884. 49:537'') 

 Brief accoimt of tbis species, giving description, habits and remedies. 



Maple tree scale insect. (Country gentleman. July 3, 1884. 49-556*6- 

 57^^) 



Identifying Lecanium IPuhnnarid] innumerdbilis Rathv., and giving 

 remedies. 



Spring canker vfoxm—Anisopteryx [Faleacrita] vernata Peck. (Country 

 gentleman. July 10, 1884. 49:57724) 



Treats of the importance and means of arresting its spread. 



Buffalo gnat. (Country gentleman. July 10, 1884. 49:577^^) 

 General account of the species {Simuliiim invenustum^. 



Carpet bug. (Daily democrat [Amsterdam, N. Y.] July 21, 1884) 

 Gives description and habits of the insect, with remedies. 



Elm tree beetle. (New York weekly tribune. July 23, 1884) 

 Destroying the larvae and pupae at base of trees recommended. 



Carpet beetle — Anthrefuis scrophiilariae Linn. (Country gentleman. 

 Aug. 14, 1884. 49 : 676*^-77^^) 



Gives its habits, habitat, injuries, materials eaten, transformations, pre- 

 ventives and remedies. 



Insects mining beet leaves. (Country gentleman. Aug. 14, 1884. 49 • 

 67722) 



Attack on beet leaves referred to An thorny ians. 



Peach root aphis. (Gardener's monthly and horticulturist (Phil.) Sep- 

 tember 1884. 26: 271-72, 29 cm) 



Root aphis on seedling peach trees is believed to be Myzus persicae Sulz. 

 lAphis 2)rnnicola Kalt.] and remedies are given. 



New rose pest— I/t?moJ>fera limata. (Country gentleman. Sep. i, 1884. 



49: 737'') 



Caterpillars of this species are recorded feeding on rose buds. 



Jumping seeds. (Country gentleman. Sep. 11, 1884. 49:757^^) 

 General notice of Carpocapsa saltitans and of other species. 



^hi\.egTMh—Lach?tosternafusca. (Country gentleman. Sep. 11,1884. 



49:757'') 



Starvation remedy is recommended. 



Insect attack new to the state — Isosoma iritici, on wheat, in Geneva. 

 (New York agricultural experiment station. Bulletin 100. Geneva, 

 N. Y. Oct. 4, 1884) 



General account of the insect and its treatment. 



