REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1901 799 
by hand, the rest by machine, and was put in about 1 inch deeper 
than the rest. All the varieties were sown at about the same 
time. June 28. 
Westchester county (Mrs. Edwin H. Mairs, Irvington-on-Hud- 
son)—Appletree tent-caterpillars [Clisiocampa amert- 
€ana]| were observed in immense numbers. May 7. We have 
had few warm days and a great deal of cold wet weather, which 
has kept insect life pretty well in check. May 14. The grape- 
vine plume moth caterpillars [Oxyptilus periscelidac- 
tylus] are doing some injury to grapevines. The beech aphis 
[Phyllaphis fagi] is present on purple beeches. Apple- 
tree tent-caterpillars are still very abundant. May 29. They 
are now leaving the trees and crawling in every direction in 
search of places in which to spin up. In one orchard I saw 
enoush of them to stock the earth. June 6. Green June 
beetles [Allorhina nitida]| were first observed July 7. | 
They eat out the buds of the common flowers and are destroying 
the plants. This is the insect which has been reported in the 
newspapers as the wonderful “flying, boring bug.” Spotted 
grapevine beetles [Pelidnota punctata] have appeared 
in great numbers. The common June beetles are somewhat 
troublesome. White marked tussock moth caterpillars [N ot o0- 
lophus leucostigma] are present in small numbers. 
July 20. Fall webworms [Hyphantria cunea] are very 
abundant in this section, and their nests can be seen on a great 
variety of trees and shrubs. Sep. 6. 
Wyoming county (W. H. Roper, Wyoming)—Appletree tent- 
eaterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] appeared May 2. 
They are plentiful, but are not doing much damage as yet, since 
the weather is cool and damp. May 13. They have not been 
working for the last three days, because the weather has been 
cold, but not cold enough to kill them. May 17. The tent- 
caterpillars are doing a great deal of damage in this locality 
where the trees have not been sprayed. The canker worm 
[? Paleacrita vernata] has also made his appearance 
and is causing a great deal of injury. Had it not been for the 
