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Mantis. Its eggs should not be destroyed, as the insect is carnivorous 

 and consumes many injurious insects. A packet from a plum tree, also 

 sent, is composed of the cocoons of a species of Microgaster, which is 

 another useful insect. 



A Singular Fly. (New York Times, for April 14, 1890, p. 5, c. 2 — 

 12 cm. Albany Daily Press and Knickerbocker, for April 15, 

 1890. Plattsburgh [N. T.] Morning Telegram, for April 23, 

 1890.) 



Examples of a small fly received from a lady [Mrs. H. D. Graves] 

 in Ausable Forks, N. Y., are recognized as Chloropisca prolifica Osten 

 Sacken. They entered the hpuse in September, 1889, and are now 

 appearing in one of the rooms by thousands. They were first observed 

 eight years ago, and have annually appeared since then in August. 

 This is the third known instance of the fly infesting dwelling-houses, 

 the other two being at Franklin, N. H., and Alfred Center, N. Y. Refer- 

 ence is made to similar gatherings of allied species in European 

 countries. 



[See extended notice in pp. 231-241 of this Report.] 



Fighting the Insect Pests. (Albany Evening Journal, for April 



16, 1890 — 44 cm.) 



Report of a paper read before the Albany Institute, April 15, 1890, 

 noticing: hopeful progress in the study and work of economic ento- 

 mology; the grain weevil and hop aphis; the chinch-bug; the gypsy- 

 moth; the cow-horn fly; insecticides and the protection of crops; 

 importation and propagation of insect parasites; an example of practi- 

 cal work ; diffusion of insect diseases, etc. 



Late Experiences with Insects Injurious to the Orchard and 

 Garden. [Read before the Western New York Horticultural 

 Society, at its Annual Meeting, January 22, 1890.] (Proceedings 

 of the Western New York Horticultural Society, at its Thirty- 

 fifth Annual Meeting, January 22, 23, 1890, pp. 16-35.) Also, in 

 separates, pp. 20 [April 22, 1890]. 



Treats of: Spraying with arsenites, and with water only: Insecticides 

 and Fungicides combined : Oarbolized plaster preventive : Study of the 

 rose-bug : Coleophora sp. as a new pear inspct : the " pear-blight " beetle : 

 a new depredator on quince blossoms : the peach-bark borer : the cherry- 

 tree slug: the currant-stem girdler: the grapevine flea-beetle; and 

 various attacks of other fruit insects. 



[See pages 342-356 of- the present Keport.] 



Spraying for the Curculio. (Country Gentleman, for April 24, 



1890, Iv, p. 329, c. 1-2—22 cm.) 



Spraying would be effective even before the falling of the blossoms— on 

 the fifst appearance of the insect abroad. London purple spraying last 



