TTO NEW YORK STATE MT'SET'M 



City Forester H. B. Filer reported the appearance of large numbers 

 of the moths on the afternoon of October loth, the insects being 

 present in large numbers the following day, the next two days and 

 disappearing for the most part by the 13th and 14th. He states 

 that they seem to come with a southeast wind along with a rain 

 storm, and were so numerous that the gutters of the lower part of 

 Main street were literally covered with dead insects. 



Niagara county. Mr M. F. Burke, assistant inspector of the 

 State Department of Agriculture, observed this moth to be very nu- 

 merous in the city of Lockport at about the same time it was so 

 extremely abundant in Buffalo, namely October loth to 12th. 



Albany county. A few specimens of this moth were observed 

 on the office window October 12th and the presence of the moth was 

 reported from other parts of Albany. The specimens seen were 

 in perfect condition. 



Schenectady county. Mr Richard Lohrmann saw the first speci- 

 men at Schenectady on September i8th, the next on the 23d, swarms 

 appearing October 7th to 12th, and the last individual was noted 

 on October 17th. The shop windows of the General Electric Light 

 Company were covered with the moths, though not very many were 

 noted about the street lights. 



Otsego county. Specimens were received October i5tli from 

 Oneonta through the courtesy of Mr G. G. Atwood of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



Saratoga county. Mr H. T. Wakely of Corinth states that the 

 cotton moth made its appearance there in thousands on the evening 

 of October iith. They were abundant on the 12th and ceased fly- 

 ing on the 13th though one was taken alive on the i6th. 



Clinton county. Prof. G. H. Hudson of the State Normal School 

 has kindly placed at our disposal his records relative to the earlier 

 appearance of the cotton moth at Plattsburg. The data are tab- 

 ulated below : 



1886 September 28, 4 specimens 



1886 September 29, i specimen 



1891 October 7, i specimen 



1891 October 13, i specimen 



1893 September 19, i specimen 



1893 September 20, i specimen 



1893 September 22, i specimen 



1893 September 2j^. 2 specimens 



1893 October 10, i specimen 



