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Yellow necked apple tree caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Oct. 4, 

 i888. 53:743*') 



Caterpillars devastating apple trees are ideutified as Datana ministra Dniry. 

 Feeding habits and remedies are given. 



Cow fly, horn fly or Texan fly. (Country gentleman. Oct. 11, 1888. 



53:759'') 

 A resume of what was then known of the insect IHaematolia serraia]. 



Oak galls. (Country gentleman. Oct. 18, 1888. 53:775"^) 



Small, round, pubescent galls on oak leaves are identified as those of Xeu- 

 roterus verrucarum O. S. 



Cow fly or Texas fly. (Country gentleman. Oct. 18, 1888. 53:779^^) 

 The fly [^Haematohia serrafal is staled to be a species of Stomoxys. 



Caterpfllar on the chestnut. (Country gentleman. Oct. 18, 1888. 53: 

 78623) 



Caterpillars from a Spanish ehestnnt tree are HaUsidota tessellaris Sm.-Abb. 



White grub of the May beetle. (New York state museum of natural 

 history. Bulletin 5. November 1888. 3ip., 5 fig.) [Reprinted, with 

 additions, from the New York state agricultural society, 43d annual 

 report. 1883. New York state agricultural society. Transactions. 

 1883-86. 34:5-33] 



The following are the subheads of tlie paper : White grub. Egg — Injurious 

 character of the insect — Injuries from the grub — Injuries by the beetle — 

 Life history — Distribution — Its enemies — Preventives and remedies — Study 

 of the insect desired. 



Cut worms. (New York state museum *of natural history. Bulletin 6. 



November 1888. 36 p., 28 fig.) [Reprinted, with additions, from the 



New York state agricultural society, 44th annual report. 1884-85. 



New Vork state agricultural society. Transactions. 1883-86. 



34 : 66-100] 



Contents : Wliat are cut worms ?; Their appearance ; Their habits; Habits 

 of the moths; Natural history; Conditions favorable to cutworms; Their 

 food plants; Abundance of cutworms; Literature of cutworms; List of 

 species ; Natural enemies ; Parasites ; Preventives and remedies. Two pre- 

 ventives specially commended. 



Red humped apple tree caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Nov. 22. 

 1888. 55:875'') 

 General notice of Oedemasia ISchizura] condnna Sm.-Abb. 



