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centrated home-made or commercial lime-sulfur washes were used 

 largely and mostly with very satisfactory results. 



The peculiar linear series of eggs so frequently seen on apple and 

 pear bark have been identified as those of the notch wing. The 

 usually rare Say's blister beetle was exceptionally numerous. Two 

 small fruit insects, the raspberry Byturns and the garden flea were 

 studied at Milton, the former proving somewhat injurious. 



Gipsy moth. The discovery of a gipsy moth colony at Lenox, 

 Mass., while not entirely unexpected, was something of a shock to 

 our extensive agricultural interests. A personal examination satis- 

 fied the. Entomologist that the insect was brought there with trees 

 and shrubs purchased a few years ago in eastern Massachusetts. 

 Nothing but the closest inspection and the adoption of most rigid 

 precautions will prevent the early establishment of this pest in New 

 York State. Judged solely from an economic standpoint, there can 

 be no question as to the advisability of keeping this insect out of the 

 State as long as possible. We have assembled during the year a 

 series of preparations designed to facilitate the recognition of this 

 pest in any stage. Several of these have been reproduced as excel- 

 lent photomicrographs and will be of great service in identifying 

 this species. 



The Entomologist visited the territory in eastern Massachusetts 

 infested by this insect and found the residential area, as a whole, in 

 excellent condition though there were extensive tracts of forest land 

 badly infested. The ultimate spread of this pest is inevitable and the 

 Federal authorities have accomplished much in retarding its dis- 

 semination by keeping the roadside trees of the principal thorough- 

 fares free from the pests. Marked progress is being made in the 

 work of introducing parasites and natural enemies which it is 

 expected will shortly prove of material service in checking this 

 injurious pest. This however is no justification for not adopting 

 every other reasonable measure for preventing the spread of this 

 destructive caterpillar. The state of Connecticut has made excellent 

 progress in handling its gipsy moth problem. 



Brown-tail moth. This species, while not so destructive as 

 the gipsy moth, has become established in Williamstown, Mass. 

 Since both sexes of the moth fly readily, it will probably not be long 

 before this pest appears somewhere in New York State. The winter 

 nests are so characteristic that there should be little difficulty in 

 identifying the insect and at the outset preventing excessive multipli- 

 cation. Careful inspection of nursery stock should prove an effect- 



