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(Aphis brassicae Linn.) Grasshoppers are scarce as well 

 as most other injurious insects. — Aug. 17 



Cayuga county [Pur ley Minturn. Locke] — Appletree tent eater- 

 pillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) were observed 

 for the first time May 5. Farmers have begun spraying. Very 

 few injurious insects appeared owing probably to the extremely 

 cold and frosty nights. — May o. Colorado i>otato beetles (D o r y- 

 p h o r a 10-1 i n e a t a Say) are very plenty, and the small, black 

 flea beetle (C r e p i d o d e r a c u c u m e r i s Harr.) is at work 

 on potatoes and also feeding on various weeds in the potato 

 field. — June 11 



Chemung county [M. H. Beckwith, Elmira] — Cabbage butter- 

 flies (P i e r i s r a p a e Linn.) appeared Ap. 23. The Indian 

 Cetonia (Euphoria inda Linn.) was observed May 1, and 

 appletree tent caterpillars ( ^I a 1 a c o s o m a americana 

 Fabr.) the 2d. The latter do not appear to be as numerous as 

 usual at this season of the year. — May 8. Currant worms 

 (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) appeared on gooseberries May 

 8, asparagus beetles (C r i o c e r i s a s p a r a g i Linn.) May 11 

 and potato beetles (Dory ph or a 10-lineata Say) w^re 

 first observed May 16. There were at this time no depredations 

 of special importance. — May 25. Plant lice have been very 

 abundant on plum and cherry trees but since the rain*^ they are 

 less numerous. Potato beetles are not very abundant and their 

 eggs are developing slowly.— J//?? e 30. This has been a most 

 remarkable season for insect depredations, as there have been 

 very few species observed during the protracted dry weather. 

 Early in the summer plant lice were quite abundant on cherry and 

 plum trees and threatened for a time to cause considerable injury, 

 but the wet weather came soon enough to prevent any great dam- 

 age. Currant worms were less numerous than last year and the 

 second brood was very small. Potato beetles were less destruct- 

 ive than usual and occurred in very small numbers. Cutworms 

 were quite numerous, yet they caused less damage to plants than 

 usual. Tobacco worms (Phlegethontius 5-macu- 

 1 a t u s Hiibn.) were very scarce, in fact, only two were met with 



