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signs of Cicada work visible from the New York Central tracks 

 two to four miles north of Camelot, while injured twigs were 

 abundant four miles north. There was evidenty a numerous 

 colony along the New York Central tracks one-half mile north 

 of Chelsea and extending for fully one and one-half miles. The 

 work of this insect was most apparent on rocky knolls or hills 

 covered with a scrubby oak growth. Cicada injury was very 

 evident south of Dutchess Junction, while the woodland on the 

 hills to the east appeared to be severely injured. The work of 

 what appeared to be a moderately small colony was observed 

 just north of Fishkill Landing, this colony being fully a mile 

 long. At Hyde Park the evidences of Cicada work were rather 

 prevalent, there being abundant signs of injury one-half mile 

 south, and a little farther south the work was even more 

 prevalent and practically continuous from that point to Pough- 

 keepsie. Mr Everett P. Wheeler of New York states that the 

 Cicadas became very numerous at New Hamburg and were de- 

 structive to young branches of trees, particularly peach and 

 elm. Observations from the New York Central Railroad dis- 

 closed signs of this insect's work here and there in the vicinity. 

 The Poughkeepsie News states that the insects were present in 

 millions on the river road near " Carnwath," the grass was com- 

 pletely covered with the pupal cases, while the roar of the sing- 

 ing could be heard for miles. Another locality mentioned was 

 on the Ruppert farm south of the drivimg park. Dr Z. D. Patter- 

 son of Red Hook states that the Cicadas were a great menace in 

 that locality. Mr Joseph H. Mills, forester for J. J. Astor, re- 

 ports an infested locality of one and one-half acres of lawn and 

 shade trees at Ferncliff near Rhinecliff. There was on the aver- 

 age about four quarts of pupal shells under about twenty trees, 

 one having five quarts within a radius of eight feet. Rhine- 

 clifif and vicinity appears to have been one of the localities 

 greatly favored by Cicadas. The insects were present at Staats- 

 burg, evidence of their work being plainly seen from the New 

 York Central tracks some one-half mile south of the station, and 

 more evident two to three miles farther south. Cicada work 

 was abundant also at Tivoli, some trees having their tips killed 

 while a few small ones had most of the branches destroyed. The 

 colonies along the New York Central Railroad were practically 

 continuous and abundant from Tivoli south to Rhinecliff. 



Greene county. The work of Cicadas was observed from the 

 West Shore Railroad about two miles north of Alsen to one mile 



