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worm (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) has caused some injury 

 though it has not been abundant as in former .years. The spiny 

 elm caterpillars (Euvanessa a u t i o p a Linn.) have stripped 

 the leaves from a number of North Carolina poplars planted for 

 shade tree purposes. — June 11. Striped cucumber beetles (D i a - 

 brotica vittata Fabr.) have appeared in considerable 

 numbers. Tear and cherry slug (E r i o c a m p o i d e s lima- 

 c i n a. Retz.) is inflicting much injury on the foliage of peartrees. 

 Rose beetles (M a c r o d a c t y 1 u s subspinosus Fabr.) have 

 been specially numerous and abundant this year. The foliage of 

 very few bushes has escaped being eaten or seriously disfigured. — 

 June 30 



Rockland county [S. B. H nested, Blauvelt] — Appletree tent 

 caterpillars (Malacosoma a m eric an a. Fabr.) appeared 

 as usual but have not done as much injury as in former years. 

 No potato beetles have appeared, while plant lice (Myzus 

 c era si Fabr. and M. rib is Fabr.) are unusually abundant 

 on cherry and currant bushes. Cutworms are reported rather 

 plenty and cedar birds have been unusually numerous on cherry- 

 trees, probably being more noticeable on account of the scarcity 

 of fruit. — June 7 



St Lawrence county [C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg] — June bugs and 

 grubs were abundant May 1. 90$ of the birch trees in this ■sec- 

 tion are affected by a borer, possibly the bronze birch borer 

 (Agrilus auxins Lee.) , and an equal proportion of poplar 

 trees are also injured. These latter may possibly be affected by 

 a. buprestid, though it is not improbable that considerable dam- 

 age is caused by the poplar borer (Saperda c a 1 c a r a t a 

 Say) . The gouty gall beetle (O b e r e a b i m a c u 1 a t a Oliv.) 

 is causing considerable injury in blackberry patches. Appletree 

 borers (Saperda Candida Fabr.) are abundant and infest 

 many appletrees. Woodpeckers are at work on infested trees, 

 and have undoubtedly destroyed many grubs. — May 16. Mourn- 

 ing cloak butterflies (Euvanessa antiopa Linn.) were 

 first observed May 18, and cabbage butterflies (F i e r i s r a p a e 

 Linn.) on the 22d. Currant worms (Pteronus ribesii 



