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were very severe. Throughout the state of New York it was 
exceedingly destructive in 1846. In the western section it was 
estimated to have caused a loss of not less than 500,000 bushels. 
It was also very injurious in some counties in New York and in 
Ohio in 1849. It was exceedingly destructive about Syracuse 
in 1876, whole fields and parts of others turning yellow and 
showing the ravages of the fly to a greater extent than had ever 
been witnessed, and in 1877 and 1878 white wheats were severely 
damaged, the presence of the Hessian fly in Cayuga, Seneca, © 
Tompkins and Yates counties being specifically recorded. There 
was some injury in Tioga county in 1881 and very slight damage 
was reported in 1882 from Columbia, Genesee, Herkimer, Mon- 
roe, Niagara, Yates and Wyoming counties, it being more seri- - 
ous in the latter. Dr Lintner, in his 5th report, p. 263, states 
that this insect caused more injury than usual in western New 
York in 1884. Sree 
Recent injuries in western New York. The following records 
were taken largely from reports of voluntary observers. 
1899. The Hessian fly has done much damage in the wheat 
fields in and about East Amherst, Erie co. In my own fields 
one fifth of the wheat is down. This was sown on Sep. 9, 1899. 
Some fields that were sown in August are from one half to nine 
tenths down. A1l wheat fields in this vicinity are damaged more 
or less. Even those that were sown the latter part of Septem- 
ber or in early October are infested to some extent. (John U. 
Metz) ; 
The Hessian fly is doing considerable damage in and about 
Belle Isle, Onondaga co. (Mrs. A. M. Armstrong) 
The Hessian fly has seriously injured early sown wheat ill 
through Seneca county. Some pieces are very seriously dam- 
aged while others are comparatively free from the pest. It is 
estimated that about one fourth of the crop has been lost 
through the attacks of this insect. (J. F. Hunt, Kendaia) . 
I noticed very bad work indeed in this section from the Hes- 
sian fly. A great amount of wheat is down. Perhaps one third 
of the straw is lodged and the damage will be one fourth of the 
entire yield. (C. H. Stuart, Newark, Wayne co.) 
