REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1902 



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severe as last year. The hard maples at Annandale, Dutchess co., 

 suffered to some extent from the work of this pest; and, while 

 the species was reported as being rare at Newport, Herkimer co., 

 it was extremely abundant at Gravesville, only 7 miles north. 

 A little damage by this insect was reported from Tompkins 

 county. This record is somewhat different from that of last year 

 and decidedly so from the one for 1900. 



Bud moth, Tmetocera ocellana Schiff. This little insect 

 appears to be on the increase in Genesee county according to 

 the statements of Mr J. F. Eose, of South Byron, who considers 

 it one of the worst pests of the orchard in that section of the coun- 

 try. The most dangerous feature in connection with this insect 

 is the occurrence of the hungry, voracious, partly grown larvae 

 on trees when the young foliage is developing, and when a small 

 amount of feeding will produce a relatively large amount of dam- 

 age. It can be controlled, as has been repeatedly demonstrated, 

 by thorough spraying with an arsenical poison just as the buds 

 are unfolding. 



Apple leaf Bucculatrix, Bucculatrix pomifoliella Clem. 

 This is a well known enemy of the apple in the western part of 

 the State at least and 

 is occasionally exceed- 

 ingly abundant. Mr L. L. 

 Woodford, of Berwyn N. Y., 

 has recently called our at- 

 tention to 150 trees which 

 were very badly infested 

 with this insect. Examples 

 of the twigs accompanying 

 his communication were 

 nearly covered in places 

 with the characteristic 

 while or yellowish cocoons. The general appearance of the 

 insect is represented in the accompanying figure. It may be con- 

 trolled by thorough spraying in early June with an arsenical 

 poison. 



Small fruit insects 



Raspberry cane maggot, Phorbia rubivora Coq. This 

 species has been noticed from time to time on account of its 



Fig. 2 Apple leaf Bucculatrix, Bucculatrix 

 pomifoliella; a, piece of twig covered with 

 cocoons; b, cocoon enlarged; c, the moth, enlarged 



