REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I9OO IO23 



moth caterpillars [Tmetocera ocellana] are quite abundant on 

 appletrees. May 4. The cool weather of the past few days has kept the 

 insects in check. May 12. The currant worms [Pteronus ribesii] 

 are increasing in numbers, and many are spraying their bushes with 

 poison. A bud moth [probably Anarsialineatella] is hurting 

 peaches in some localities. May 19. The currant worm has been 

 abundant in places where it was not fought last year. Tent-caterpillars 

 have about all spun their cocoons. A small caterpillar [probably 

 Anarsia lineatella] has been working in the peach blossoms, and 

 it has also cut off a great many sets. The bud drops off early as a result 

 of the attack. May 26. A few aphids occur on appletrees and cherry- 

 trees and currant bushes. Pear psylla [Psylla pyricola] is present 

 in small numbers, but has been controlled in a neighboring orchard by 

 spraying with a mechanical kerosene emulsion. June i. The aphis is 

 quite plentiful on cherrytrees, there are some on appletrees and a few on 

 currant bushes. Second brood of currant worms is hardly apparent. 

 June 15. The second brood of currant worms was numerous where the 

 bushes had not been sprayed. June 30. Two years ago the elm leaf 

 beetle [Galerucella luteola] denuded a number of trees, but this 

 season the attack has been much less severe. The squash bug [A n a s a 

 t r i s t i s] is plenty on some vines. July 26. 



Warren county (C. L. Williams, Glens Falls) — Two small beetles 

 [Silvan us surina m e n sis and Cathar tus gemellatus] were 

 sent with the statement that for some time one of the large shirt and 

 collar factories had been troubled with dirt and stains in the collar 

 linings. The stain was Hke iron [and from examples submitted later for 

 inspection, it was seen that they were probably caused by the crushed 

 particles of these insects, though the remains were so fragmentary as to 

 prevent any attempt at more than a probable determination]. Once I 

 found what was certainly a fragment of a wing cover of one of these 

 beetles, and the insects were taken from the cloth. Oct. 20. An offer 

 of 50c a hundred for egg clusters of the forest tent-caterpillar [CI isio- 

 campa disstria] resulted in the collection on the 7th of 2 100 egg 

 belts, of 4700 on the 14th and 4400 on the i8th. There were quite a 

 number of the eggs hatching on the latter days, but the egg belts had 

 probably been kept in a warm place by the children. Many of the 

 appletree tent-caterpillar eggs [C 1 i s i o c a m p a a m e r i c a n a] are 

 brought in with the others and are also bought. Ap. 20. Saturday 

 3490 egg belts were bought and today 500 more. The caterpillars 

 are hatching out rapidly, the appletree species being the first to 



