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17 year locust. (Ontario county times. July 12, 1882. 28: 3) 

 General account of Cicada septendecim in the state of New York. 



New household pest — A tf agen iis ?negatoma.Y dior. [piceus Oliv.]. (Country 

 gentleman. July 20, 1882. 47 : 567^"*) 

 General account of this carpet beetle. 



Hessian fly in Ohio. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1882. 47 : 567^^) 

 Attack by second brood, life history, remedies. 



Bark beetle. (Country gentleman. Aug. 3, 1882. 47 : 605^^) 

 Identification oi Hymen or us obscurus Say, with notice ot habits. 



Stalk borer. (Country gentleman. Aug. 3, 1882. 47:605^*) 



Gortyna IHydroecia^ nitela Giieii. iujiirions to potatoes and corn, remedies. 



Wire worms infesting potato vmes. (Country gentleman. Aug. 10, 

 1882. 47:62522) 

 Brief notice of wire worms, Elateridae, infesting potatoes. 



Horn tail borer — Tremex columba Linn. (Country gentleman. Aug. 

 10, 1882. 47-:62526) 



Notices injuries to maples by this species and Glycohius [Plagionotus] 

 sjyeciosus, and the parasites, Rhyssa [^Thalessa] 1 unaior nud B. IThalessa] atrata. 



Spotted horn bug. (Country gentleman. Aug. 27, 1882. • 47:645^^) 

 General notice ot Dynastes tiiyus. 



Mites infesting a poultry house. (Country gentlemen. Aug. 17, 1-82. 



47:645'') 



Mites are probably a common species, remedies are given. 



New worm in apples. (Country gentleman. Sep. 21, 1882. 47:7452^) 

 "White worm in early apples may be Sciara maJi. 



Black blister beetle — Epicaiita peiinsylvajiica DeGeer. (Country gentle- 

 man. Sep. 21, 1882. 47:745^2) 



Beetle injurious to carrots and cabbages, remedies indi<;ated. 



Hag moth caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Sep. 21, 1882. 47:745^^) 

 Larvae of Phohetrou jjithecium Sm.-Abb. described and interesting facts 

 given. 



New apple insect — Ajuphidasys \Lycid\ cognataria Guen. (Country gen- 

 tleman. Oct. 5, 1882. 47 : 78524) 

 Brief account as an apple tree pest. 



Destructive elm leaf beetle — Galerucella xanthomelaena Schrank \luteola 

 MiilL] (Country gentleman. Oct. 12, 1882. 47:805^^) 

 Identified from Bound Brook, N. J., and remedies given. 



Rose leaf insect. (Country gentleman. Mar. i, 1883. 48: 1692^) 



Caterpillar .deeding on rose leaves is identified as Penthina nimbatana Clem. 



