REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I904 42-^ 



New York Entomologic Service. Cotintry Gentleman, J\ine 9, 1904, 



69:544'' 



Summaries of reports. 

 In the Chautauqua Grape Belt. Country Gentleman, June 9, 1904, 



69-544'" 



Present conditions with observations on experimental work against the 



grape root worm, Fidia viticida Walsh. 



Insect Depredations. Cotintry Gentleman, Jtme 9, 1904, 69:549, 



573 



Injuries due to devoting large areas to single crops, to improving plants 



for food and indirectly making them more attractive to insects, continu- 

 ous growing of a crop on the same field; Methods of control are clean 

 culture, rotation of crops, encouraging natural enemies. Several of the 

 more important insecticides are briefly discussed under preventive measures, 

 followed by a general summary. 

 Cultivation for the Destruction of Fidia. Grape Belt, June 14, 



1904, p. 7 



Advises cultivation shortly after the 13th or 14th on light soil for destruc- 

 tion of Fidia viticida Walsh. 

 Owl Beetle. Country Gentleman, June 16, 1904, 69:560" 



Characteristics and habits of beetle and larva of Alaus oculatus 

 Linn. 

 New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, June 16, 



1904, 69:561'' 



Summary of reports from voluntary observers. 

 Driving Away Bees. Country Gentleman, June 16, 1904, 69:571" 



Methods of driving out and killing bees established in house walls. 

 New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, June 23, 



1904, 69:584*' 



Summary of reports. 

 Sugar Maple Borer. Cotmtry Gentleman, Jtme 23, 1904, 69:597'' 



Remedial measures and observations on cutting out grubs of Plagio- 

 notus speciosus Say. 

 A Julus. Country Gentleman, June 23, 1904, 69:597" 



Remedies for Julus caeruleocinctus Wood. 

 Time to Get Out Beetle Catchers. Grape Belt, June 28, 1904, p. 7 



Advice relative to the operation of beetle catchers and spraying for Fidia 

 viticida Walsh. 

 New York Entomologic Service. Country Gentleman, June 30, 



1904, 69:606"^ 



Summary of reports. 

 Importance of Laboratory and Field Work in Economic Entomology. 



Reprint from 17th An. Conv. Ass'n Am. Agric Coll. &Exp, Sta. 

 Proc. U. S. Dep't Agric. Exp. Sta. Bui. 142 



Observations on the importance of correlating and checking results by 

 employing field as well as laboratory cages. 



