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plaints of the pear psylla (P s y 1 1 a p y r i c o i a Forst.) Striped 

 cucumber beetles are numerous. The asparagus beetle (C r i o - 

 ceris asparagi Linn.) is not ver}- plenty. — July 14. There 

 has been far less than the usual number of potato beetles. Only 

 one squash bug was observed. The second crop of fall webworms 

 appears to be developing. A few plant lice (probably M e g o u r a 

 s o 1 a n i Thos.) were obser\'ed on potatoes. They appear to be 

 quite numerous in some fields, and on accoimt of the prevalence 

 of potato blight, have had comparatively little opportimity to 

 multiply. — Sep. 14 



Greene county [O. Q. Flint, Athens] — The greatest insect injury- 

 noticeable hereabouts, is that to Bartlett peartrees, which was 

 caused by the pear psylla (Psylla p y r i c o 1 a Forst.) last year. 

 The trees were so weakened that many of them were unable to 

 survive the winter. The injurious insects were much less numerous 

 than usual at this time of year. Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma 

 americana Fabr.) and elm leaf beetles (Galerucella 

 1 u t e o 1 a Miill.) are remarkably scarce, we having obser\^ed only 

 one or two nests of the former, so far this spring. — May jo. The 

 common pests are much scarcer than usual and climatic conditions 

 have been generally tmfavorable to the development of insect life. 

 Pear psylla injury is the most evident of an}- insect damage, and 

 as a restdt of last season's work, many orchards will be cut down. 

 The pest has been somewhat abimdant this summer, though most 

 of the injurv^ appears to have been inflicted the previous season. 

 The elm leaf beetle has been much less numerous than for a nimi- 

 ber of years. — Sep. 27 



Herkimer county [George S. Graves, Newport] — Tent cater- 

 pillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) nests were first 

 observed May 16. Currant worms (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) 

 are unusually abundant and abnormally early. The currant aphis 

 (Myzus cerasi Fabr.) is rapidly increasing in numbers. 

 The box elder is badly affected by a plant louse (C haitophorus 

 negundinis Thos.) — May 26. Potato beetles (Doryphora 

 lo-l i n e a t a Say) were first noticed about May 15, and eggs were 

 observed June 2. Black flea beetles (Crepidodera cucu- 

 m e r i s Harr.) are attacking and perforating the potato leaves as 

 fast as they appear above ground. Striped cucumber beetles 

 (Diabrotica vittata Fabr.) were first observed June 7. 



Yoimg oyster shell scales (Lepidosaphes ulmi Linn.) 

 were very abundant June 4. — Jtme p. A few wooly aphids 

 (Schizoneura lanigera Haus.) were observed Jime 10 on 

 appletrees, and the potato beetles were abimdant June 11 for the 



