IO32 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



15th report of the state entomologist on injurious and other insects of the 

 state of New York 1899 (Bui. N. Y. state mus. June 1900. [Issued 31 

 July 1900] v. 6, no. 31, p. 531-653) 



Contents 



PAGE 



Introductory ' 533 



Transmittal 533 



General entomologic features 533 



Elm leaf beetle 534 



Office work 534 



Publications 535 



Collection of insects „. 535 



Division library 536 



Exhibition of insects 536 



Voluntary observers 537 



Entomological society of Albany 537 



Acknowledgments 537 



Notes on injurious insects for 1899 538 



Introductory 538 



Kaspberry sawfly 538 



Locust borer 539 



Elm leaf beetle.. 539 



Asparagus beetles --- 540 



Willow butterfly 541 



Forest tent-caterpillar 541 



17 year cicada 544 



Drepa n si phum acerifolii Thos 545 



Experiments with arsenical poisons 545 



Voluntary entomologic service of New York state 549 



Summaries of reports from observers 552 



Exhibition of insects at agricultural gatherings --- 575 



List of publications of the entomologist 588 



Contributions to the collection Oct. 15, 1898-Oct. 14, 1899 600 



Index 621 



Plugging trees with sulfur (Country gentleman, 9 Aug. 1900, 65 : 650 14 ) 

 A brief historical sketch of this method, condemning it as worthless. 



Cicada-killer (Country gentleman, 16 Aug. 1900, 65 : 662 17 ) 

 Brief, popular notice ofSphecius speciosus Drury. 



Asparagus beetle (Country gentleman, 16 Aug. 1900, 65 : 662 s6 ) 



Crioceris asparagi Linn, is identified, figured and remedies given. 



Appletree worm (Country gentleman, 6 Sep. 1900, 65 : 722 s4 ) 



Datana ministra Drury is identified, life history given and remedie s 

 indicated. 



