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maggot. The cabbage plant louse (Aphis brassicae 

 Fabr.) is also abundant, curling the leaves and turning them 

 blue. — June 29. Fall webworms (Hyphantria text or 

 Harr.) appeared July 2 and are now quite numerous. The squash 

 bug (Anas a tristis DeGeer) has not appeared. There 

 was a fair crop of striped cucumber beetles and they have now 

 disappeared. Cabbages are white with cabbage aphis. This is 

 the first time this insect has been a serious pest in this locality. 

 Plant lice are also exceedingly abundant on fruit trees. Pear 

 psylla (Psylla pyricola Forst.) is very abundant and 

 seriously injuring the crop. — July 2. Fall webworms are un- 

 usually numerous, and potato growers have had little difficulty 

 in controlling the potato beetle. Cabbages are very seriously 

 affected by the aphis. Not a squash bug has been seen. — Aug. 11 



Greene county [O. Q. Flint, Athens] — No injurious insects have 

 been observed except tent caterpillars (Malacosoma ameri- 

 cana Fabr.), which appeared later than usual and are much 

 scarcer at this date than has ever been known before. The 

 weather was extremely dry and growers are spraying pear and 

 plum trees.— May 20 



Herkimer county [George S. Graves, Newport] — Black butter- 

 flies (probably Euvanessa antiopa Linn.) , were observed 

 for the first time Ap. 25, and the same is true of the cabbage 

 butterfly (Pieris rapae Linn.) . Cold winds and cloudy 

 weather seem to have delayed the appearance of insects.— Ap. 28. 

 Webs of the appletree tent caterpillar (Malacosoma 

 americana Fabr.) began to appear Ap. 30 and were by no 

 means abundant May G. The weather has been too cold for any 

 rapid increase in insect life. — May 7. Plant lice have appeared 

 on wild eherrytrees, and the currant worm (Pteronus 

 ribesii Scop.) is at work, both eggs and larvae being found. 

 No nests of tent caterpillars have been observed this week. The 

 weather is warm and dry. — May ///. Potato beetles (Dory- 

 p h o r a 1 - 1 i n e a t a Say) were observed May 1G, and cur- 

 rant lice ( M y z u s r i b i s Fabr.) were just appearing on the 

 leaves on (lie same date. — May 21. Black floa beetles (Crepi- 



