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Wheat weevil. (Country gentleman. July 13, 1893. 58 : 540^^) 

 Gives remedy for weevils in wheat. 



Ground beetle. (Country gentleman. July 13, 1893. 58 : 540^^) 



States that larvae of ground beetles are most probably not iDJurious to 

 roots of watermelons. 



Maple tree borer. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58:557^^) 

 Glyoohius IPlagionotus^ speciosus is identified and remedies indicated. 



Insect on wistaria. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58: 557^^) 

 Describes the two spotted tree hopper, Enclienopa hinotata Say, and gives 

 remedies. 



Elm leaf beetle. (Country gentleman. July 20,1893. 58:558^^) 

 Beetle is identified and a number of references given. 



Water beetle. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58:558^^) 

 Identifies Dytiscus harrisii Kirby and gives habits. 



Silk worm moth. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58: 558^^) 

 Brief popnlar notice of Telea polyphemus Cramer. 



Woolly plant louse. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58: 558^^) 

 The rather rare Pemphigus acerifolii Riley, is identified on maple, and reme- 

 dies given. 



Walnut span worm. (Gardening. Aug. 15, 1893. i 1377, col. 2) 



A ' brown worm ' injuring black walnut trees in Kansas City is probably 

 Boarmia IConiodesI plumigeraria Hulst. 



How to control the squash bug. (Gardening. Aug. 15, 1893. i : 

 377-78, col. 3, i) 



Trappiug the adults, Anasa tristis, destroying the young and eggs recom- 

 mended. 



Humming bird moth. (Country gentleman. Aug. 17, 1893. 58: 634^^) 

 Gives the characters of Sesia uniformh [^Hemaris thyshc var. ruficaudus']. 



Bag worm. (Country gentleman. Aug. 17, 1893. 58 : 634^^) 



Bag worm or basket worm, Thyridopteryx ej>hemeraeformis, is identified. 



Grain weevil. (Country gentleman. Aug. 31, 1893. 58:674^^) 

 Describes the method of treating infested wheat. 



Insects of the past year and progress in insect studies. [Read before 

 the Albany institute Ap. [5, 1890] (Albany institute. Transactions. 

 [August] 1893. 12 : 227-40) 



Treats of the grain aphis, Siphonophora avenue {^Necfarophora granaria], hop 

 aphis, rhorodon huinuli, ap[)Ic tree tent caterpillar, Clisiocanipa americana, 

 white marked tussock moth, Orgyia \_Notolophus^ leucostigma, forest tent cater- 

 pillar, Glisiocampa sylvntlca Idisstria'], Oliorhynchus ovatus and Silvanu 

 aurinamensis. 



