CONTENTS. 



PAdK. 



Transmittal 293 



General Notes for the Year 295 



Injurious Insects : 



Anthrenus scrophulariae and Attagenus piceus, two Carpet Beetles. . . . 299 



Tenebrio obscurus (Fabr.) — The American Meal-worm 307 



PoUenia rudis (Fabr.) — The Cluster Fly 309 



Murgantia histrionica {Hahn.) — The Harlequin Cabbage-bug 315 



Psylla pyricola {Foerster) — The Pear-tree Psylla 317 



Chortophaga viridifasciata {De Geer) — The Green-striped Locust 330 



Notes on Various Insects, etc. 



Eriocampa cerasi (Peck) — The Cherry-tree or Pear-tree Slug 335 



Papiho Cresphontes (Cramer) — The Yellow-banded Swallow-tail 336 



Podosesia syringae {Harris) — The Syringa Borer 338 



Carpocapsa pomonella {Linn.) — The Codhng Moth 338 



Dynastes Tityus (Linn.), as a Fruit-eater 342 



Crioceris asparagi {Linn.) — The Asparagus Beetle 342 



Systena frontalis {Fabr.) — Injuring Gooseberry FoUage 343 



Chauliognathus Pennsylvanicus, the Pennsylvania Soldier-Beetle 344 



Pissodes strobi (Peck) — The "White-pine Weevil 344 



Myzus cerasi {Fabr.) — The Cherry-tree Aphis 345 



Pemphigus tessellata {Fitch) — The Alder-bhght Aphis 346 



Phylloxera vitif oliai {Fitch) — The Grapevine Phylloxera 347 



Crangonyx mucronatus (Forbes), a Bhnd Shrimp in Wells 347 



Insectivorous Birds for Protection 349 



Insect Attacks : \ 



Resistance of Fleas to Insecticides 358 



White Grubs Injuring Nursery Stock 353 



The White Grub Eaten by the Robin 356 



A Maple-tree Pruner, Elaphidion parallelum Newm 357 



The Striped Cucumber beetle, Diabrotica vittata (Fabr.) 361 



The Grape CurcuUo, Crapomus inaequalis (Say) 364 



