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weather has been very wet and cold since June 1, and apparently 

 favorable for the development of the above insects. The peartrees 

 have suffered extremely, all the young growth being killed, and 

 they are now starting a new growth from next year's buds. This 

 wood can not ripen and the results must be very injurious. We 

 visited one pear orchard of 600 trees where Psyllas were still very 

 active and attacking the new growth as fast as it appeared. The 

 pear crop in this section is ruined.— A w^. 10 



Erie county [J. U. Metz, Swormville] — Striped asparagus beetle 

 (Crioceris asparagi Linn.) was observed today for the 

 first time. We have not been able to find any of the spotted 

 species (C. 12-punctata Linn.). Quite a little wheat is 

 down but we have not been able to detect any work of the Hessian 

 fly (Cecidomyia destructor Say) . — May 28. Currant 

 worms (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) were observed yesterday 

 in numbers for the first time. Kose beetles ( Macrodactylus 

 subspinosus Fabr.) are exceedingly numerous and causing 

 considerable damag-e. Both moth larvae (Tmetocera ocel- 

 1 a n a Schiff.) are quite numerous and causing some injury. Not 

 a trace of Hessian fly has been observed. Many young shoots of 

 blackberries are affected by the gouty gall beetle (Ob ere a 

 bimaculata Oliv.) . Potato beetles (Doryphora 10- 

 line a t a Say) are numerous on early potatoes. — June 11. Rose 

 beetles are very numerous and in one instance were so abundant 

 that some cherry trees were literally covered with them and looked 

 as though they had been scorched by fire; not only the foliage but 

 also the fruit was affected, and the insects were not above eating 

 the grass beneath the trees. Grapevines are also being injured to 

 some extent by these pests. — July 6 



Genesee county [J. F. Rose, South Byron] — Cabbage butterflies 

 (Pieris rapae Linn.) were first observed May 6, and potato 

 beetles (Doryphora 10-line a ta Say) were first noticed 

 May 7. Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americana 

 Fabr.) are scarce as yet. The extremely cold, inclement weather 

 of early May has kept many insects in check. — May 11. Cab- 

 bage worms were first observed on plants the 22d. Asparagus 



