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Sheep scab. (Country gentleman. June 19, 1890. 55 : 493^^) 



Brief notice of the scab mite, Psoroptes equi [comwwwis]. 

 [Grain aphis] (New England homestead. June 21, 1890. 24:216, 



col. 6) 



Grain aphis is quite prevalent in rye fields in New York and New Jersey. 



[Insects killed by electric lights] (Albany evening journal. June 26, 



1890, p. 5) 

 100,000, the estimated number of insects killed by one arc light in a single 



night. 



Rose leaf hopper and rose slug. (Country gentleman. July 3, 1890. 



55: 538'') 

 Notices the injuries to roses by Tettigonia [Typlilocyla] rome Harr. and the 



rose slug, Selandria [Monostegia] rosae Harr. 

 Sweet potato beetles. (Country gentleman. Julys, 1890. 55:538^^) 



Notices briefly Cflssida wi<7npcs and Coptocycla aurichalcea [hicolor^. 

 New bug. [Destructive apple tree insect] (New England homestead. 



July 5, 1890. 24: 232, col. 4) 



Caterpillar boring into the pith of the new wood of apple trees is identified 

 as the eye-spotted bud moth, Tmetocera ocellana. 

 [Corn] cutworm. (Country gentleman. July 24, 1890. 55 : 590^^) 



Identifies the boll worm or corn worm of the southern states, HeliotJm arm- 

 iger, and gives a remedy. 

 Locust tree borer. (Country gentleman, Aug. 14, 1890. 55 : 6441®) 



Gives several preventives of attack by Cyllene rohiniae. 

 Syrphus fly. (Country gentleman. Aug. 14, 1890. 55: 644^3) 



Rat tailed larva found in a cow stable may be a species of EristaUa (it 

 proved to be E. tenax Linn.). 

 Elm tree beetle. (Country gentleman. Aug. 14, 1890. 55:64428) 



Recommends spraying with paris green and killing larvae on the trunks. 

 [Collections in Keene Valley, N. Y] (Albany evening journal. Aug. 



16, 1890. p. 6) 



Brief notice of collections made in the Adirondacks by the state entomolo- 

 gist, and of a reported disease of pine trees near Keene Valley. 

 Insect parasites. (Country gentleman. Aug. 21, 1890. 55 : 6621^) 



Identifies Apantele8 congregatus Say as a parasite of the green grape vine 

 Sphinx. 

 Carpet beetle. (Country gentleman. Aug. 21, 1890. 55 : 662^3) 



Gives remedies for Anthreniis scrophulariae. 

 [Severe bite of a horse fly] (Albany evening journal. Aug. 28, 1890. 



p. 8) 



Describes the eflfect of the painful bite of a horsefly, Tahanus atratus. 



