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cherry trees, and it is now too late to reach them because the 

 leaves are so badly curled. Some plant lice (Aphis m a 1 i 

 Fabr.) have developed on appletrees. The black flea beetle 

 (C r e p i d o d e r a cucumeris Harr.) is working on potato, 

 tomato vines and eggplants. Some caterpillars, probably those 

 of the gartered plume moth (O x y p t i 1 u s p e r i s c e 1 i d a c - 

 t y 1 u s Fitch) are not doing much damage. — May 21. Tent cater- 

 pillars are beginning to crawl, evidently preparatory to pupation, 

 and are not more than one quarter as abundant as last year. 

 Plant lice are numerous on cherrytrees, specially young ones. The 

 red spider (Tetranychus t e 1 a r i u s Linn.) is abundant 

 on roses. — May 28. A few potato bugs have just appeared, and 

 plant lice are more abundant on cherrytrees than usual. Tent 

 caterpillars do not appear to be as energetic as usual, possibly 

 they were weakened by the early frost. Elm leaf beetles 

 (G a 1 e r u c e 1 1 a 1 u t e o 1 a Mull.) are very scarce, not a sign 

 of one could be found on a large tree which had its foliage entirely 

 destroyed two years ago.^ — June J{. Heavy rains have washed 

 many of the aphids from the trees. Many plant lice continue on 

 rosebushes that have not been sprayed. — June 12. The recent 

 continued rains have prevented much damage from insect pests. 

 Squash bugs (Anasa tristis DeGeer) are abundant enough 

 to destroy the vines unless controlled. Some pear psylla 

 (P s y 1 1 a p y r i c o 1 a Foist.) has appeared on the trees in 

 various pear orchards in this vicinity.— June IS. Pear psylla is 

 injuring many trees and causing much of the fruit to drop. * Plant 

 lice are abundant on both young pear and apple trees. — July 2 



Warren county [0. L. Williams, Glens Falls] — May beetles ap- 

 peared in large numbers May 9. The asparagus beetle (Crio- 

 ceris a s p a r a g i Linn.) was observed in considerable num- 

 bers May 1(). It has become distributed over a tract at least 8 

 miles long and is abundant. — May 25. Rose beetles (Macro- 

 dactylus subspinosus Fabr.) appeared about June 22, 

 and the depredations of a gray cutworm attracted attention about 

 the same time. The former are very abundant and feed on 

 all kinds of vegetation. The zebra caterpillar ( Mamestra 



