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p i c t a HaiT. I was found at work on strawbeiTv plants. — June 9. 

 June beetles are exceedingly abundant: more so than we have 

 known for veai-s. — July S. The stalk borer (Papaipema 

 n i t e 1 a Giien. i is at work in small numbers on various plants, 

 and we have succeeded in detecting a parasite on the same, which 

 proves to be a tachinid. 



Wayne county [C. H. Stuart. Xewark]— The first aphids were 

 observed on roses May 5, and comparatively few plants were 

 infested. Xo tent caterpillars or cankerworms have been ob- 

 served, and the spotted asparagus beetle (CrisDceris 1-- 

 punctata Linn, i has disappeared, though the common species 

 (C. asparagi Linn.) is present in force. House flies are 

 scarce and occur only on the sunny side of buildings. — May 19. 

 Plant lice began to appear the latter part of May. and have been 

 more abundant than we have ever known them to be before. 

 They oblige us to keep a gang of 15 or '20 men and boys at work 

 continuously in the nursery with a whale oil soap solution to 

 keep them in eheck. I^^.rvae of lady l>eetles are more than usually 

 abundant and are undoubtedly doing good service. On onr 

 lawn the only trees or plants that have es<-aped plant lice are 

 poppies and evergreens; everything else is literally covered with 

 them, or at least was so a week ago. Xow the lady beetles are 

 beginning to get the upper hand of the pe^ts. — Jidy 2 



Westchester county [F. R. Calkins. Ossining] — Elm leaf beetles 

 I G a 1 e r u c e 1 1 a 1 u t e o 1 a Mlill. i appeared May 3 and have 

 been increasing rapidly but have caused no serious damage. — 

 J[ay 4' Bumble flower beetles (Euphoria i n d a Fabr. ) 

 were flying about in considerable numl>ers. Hundreds of them 

 were observed, though there was no evidence of material injury. 

 Grasshoppers were first seen May 6 and have become very numer- 

 ous. Strix)ed cuctimber beetles (Diabrotica vittata 

 Fabr.) appeared in large numbers on the Sth. The first Colorado 

 potato beetles ( L> o r y p h o r a 1<> - 1 i n e a t a ^^ay i were ob- 

 served on the 15th. Appletree tent caterpillars i M a 1 a c o s o m a 

 a m e r i c a n a Fabr.j are causing a great deal of injury in this 

 section, and species of plant lice are curling the leaves of various 

 shrubs in this vicinity. — May IS. The majority of elms in this 



