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Sheep scab- (Country gentleman. June 19, 1890. 55:493"'"^) 

 Brief notice of the scab mite, Psoroptes equi Icommunisl . 



[Grain aphis] (New England homestead. June 21, 1890. 24:216, 

 - col. 6) 



Grain aphis is quite prevalent in rye fields in Nevr York and New Jersey. 



[Insects killed by electric lights] (Albany evening journal. June 26, 

 1890, p. 5) 



100,000, the estimated number of insects killed by one arc light in a single 

 night. 



Rose leaf hopper and rose slug. (Country gentleman. July 3, 1890. 



55:538") 



Notices the injuries to roses by Tettigonia [^Typlilocy'ba] rosae Harr. and the 

 rose sing, Selandria IMonostegia] rosae Harr. 



Sweet potato beetles. (Country gentleman. July 3, 1890. 55 : 538^^) 

 Notices briefly Ckissida nigripes and Coptocycla aiirichalcea [hicoJor']. 



New bug. [Destructive apple tree insect] (New England homestead. 

 July 5, 1890. 24: 232, col. 4) 



Caterpillar boring into the i)it;h of the new wood of a|)p1e trees is identified 

 as the eye-spotted bud moth, Tmetocera ucellana. 



[Corn] cutworm. (Country gentleman. July 24, 1890. 55 : 590^^) 



Identifies the boll worm or corn worm of the southern states, Heliothis arm- 

 iger, and gives a remedy. 



Locust tree borer. (Country gentleman Aug. 14, 1890. 55:644^^) 

 Gives several preventives of attack by Cyllene rohiniae. 



Syrphus %. (Country gentleman. Aug. 14, 1890. 55 : 644^^) 



Kat tailed larva fonnd in a cow stable may be a species "of Eristalis (it 

 proved to be E. tenax Linu.). 



Elm tree beetle. (Country gentleman. Aug. 14, 1890. 55 : 644^^) 

 Recommends spraying with paris gieen and killing larvae on the trunks. 



[Collections in Keene Valley, N. Y] (Albany evening journal. Aug. 

 16, 1890. p. 6) 



Brief notice of collections aade in the Adirondacks by the state entomolo- 

 gist, and of a reported disease of pine trees near Keene Valley. 



Insect parasites. (Country gentleman. Aug. 21, 1890. 55:662^^) 



Identifies Jpanteles congregatus Say as a parasite of the green grape vine 

 Sphinx, 



Carpet beetle. (Country gentleman., Aug. 21, 1890. 55:662^^) 

 Gives remedies for Antlirenus scrophulariae. 



[Severe bite of a horse fly] (Albany evening journal. Aug. 28, 1890. 

 p. 8) 



Pescribes the efifect of the painful bite of a horsefly, Tahanus atratus. 



