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worm (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) has caused some injury 

 though it has not been abundant as in former years. The spiny 

 elm caterpillars (Euvanessa antiopa Linn. ) have stripped 

 the leaves from a number 'of North Carolina poplars planted for 

 shade tree purposes. — June 11. Striped cucumber beetles (D i a - 

 brotica vittata Fabr.) have appeared in considerable 

 numbers. Pear and cherry slug (Eriocampoides lima- 

 c i n a Ketz.) is inflicting much injury on the foliage of peartrees. 

 Rose beetles (Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr.) have 

 been specially numerous and abundant this year. The foliage of 

 very few bushes has escaped being eaten or seriously disfigured. — 

 June SO 



Rockland county [S. B. Huested, Blauvelt] — Appletree tent 

 caterpillars (M a 1 a c o s o m a a m e r i c a n a Fabr.) appeared 

 as usual but have not done as much injuiy as in former years. 

 No potato beetles have appeared, while plant lice (Myzus 

 c e r a s i Fabr. and M. r i b i s Fabr.) are unusually abundant 

 on cherry and currant bushes. Cutworms are reported rather 

 plenty and cedar birds have been unusually numerous on cherry- 

 trees, probably being more noticeable on account of the scarcity 

 of fvmt.— June 7 



St Lawrence county [C. J. Locke, Ogdensburg]— June bugs and 

 grubs were abundant May 1. 90;^ of the birch trees in this sec- 

 tion are afi'ected by a borer, possibly the bronze birch borer 

 (Agrilus anxius Lee.) , and an equal proportion of poplar 

 trees are also injured. These latter may possibly be affected by 

 a buprestid, tliough it is not imj)robable that considerable dam- 

 age is caused by the poplar borer (Saperda calcarata 

 Say) . The gouty gall beetle (O b e r e a b i m a c u 1 a t a Oliv.) 

 is causing considerable injury in blackberry patches. Appletree 

 borers ( S a p e r d a Candida Fabr.) are abundant and infest 

 many appletrees. Woodpeckers are at work on infested trees, 

 and have undoubtedly destroyed many grubs. — May 16. Mourn- 

 ing cloak butterflies (Euvanessa antiopa Linn.) were 

 first observed May 18, and cabbage butterflies (Pier is rapae 

 Linn.) on the 22d. Currant worms (Pteronus ribesii 



