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Oak Caterpillar. Country Gentleman, September 23, 1909, 

 74:9043'^ 



A general descriptive account ofAnisota senatoria Sm. & Abb. 



Luminous Larvae. Country Gentleman, September 23, 1909, 



74:907'' 



The half grown larva ofPhengodes plumosa Ohv. is identified 

 and several allied luminous forms, Phengodes laticollis Lee, 

 Photuris pennsylvanica DeG. and Pyrophorus noctilu- 

 c u s Linn, are briefly noticed. 



The Grain Weevil. Country Gentleman, September 23, 1909, 

 74:907** 



The Angoumois moth, Sitotroga cerealella Oliv. is presumably 

 the pest. A brief economic account is given of this species. 



24th Report of the State Entomologist on Injurious and Other 

 Insects of the State of New York. 1908. N. Y. State Mus. 

 Bui. 134, 2o6p. 17 pi. T909 (Issued Sept. 27) 



Contents 



PAGE 



Introduction 5 



Injurious insects 13 



Poplar sawfiy 13 



Grape blossom midge 15 



Gladioli aphid 19 



Green cockroach 22 



Typhoid or house fly and dis- 

 ease 24 



Notes for the year 41 



Fruit tree insects 41 



Small fruit insects 48 



Shade tree insects 49 



Miscellaneous 



Publications of the Entomologist 



Additions to collections 



Appendix A : Studies of Aquatic 

 Insects. J. G. Needham... . 



Appendix B : Catalogue of the 

 Described Scolytidae of Am- 

 erica, North of Mexico, J. M. 



SwAINE 



Explanation of plates 161 



Index 195 



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A Diseased Elm Tree. Country Gentleman, October 7, 1909, 

 74:951*2 



Directions are given for controlling the elm leaf beetle, Galerucella 

 1 u t e o 1 a Mull., the possible cause of the trouble. 



Insects and Legislation. Economic Entomology Journal, 2 .'342- 



45 



A summarized discussion of legislation relating to insects. 



