REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I913 Jl 



Descriptions of Gall Midges. New York Entomological Society 



Journal, 21 1213-19, 1913 



A new genus, Astrodiplosis, is erected and the following species are 

 described : Winnertzia aceris, Camptomyia tsugae, 

 Dasyneura cercocarpi, D . parthenocissi and Astro- 

 diplosis speciosa. 



Miscellaneous Notes. New York Entomological Society Journal, 



21:273-75, 1913 



Drosophila repleta Woll. was reared from a jar containing galls 

 of Asphondylia conspicua O. S. received from Highspire, Pa. 

 The larval habits of Phormia regina Meign. and Sarcophaga 

 g e o r g i n a Wied. are summarized. A species of Seius is recorded on 

 Helobia punctipennis and the work of Platypus punctu- 

 1 a t u s Chap, on mahogany in a local lumber yard noted. 



Drought and Insects. Albany Evening Journal, p. 12, September 

 10, 1913 ; Albany Argus, September 12, 1913 



A brief outline of shade tree conditions with suggestions for the better 

 protection of elms another season. 



Three New Gall Midges. Canadian Entomologist, 191 3, 45 : 304-8 



The following new species are described : Karschomyia cocci, 



Mycodiplosis insularis and Clinodiplosis examinis. 



Table of Hickory Leaf Gall Midges. Brooklyn Entomological So- 

 ciety, Bulletin 8 198-99, 19 13 



A key for the separation of the species based on larval and gall character- 

 istics. 



28th Report of the State Entomologist on the Injurious and Other 

 Insects of the State of New York, 1912. New York State 

 Museum Bulletin 165, p. 1-264, I 9 I 3 (issued October 1913) 



Contents 



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Introduction 5 Use of oil on dormant trees .... 83 



Injurious insects 13 Notes for the year 93 



Codling moth 13 Fruit tree insects 93 



Hessian fly 31 Forest insects 99 



Fall army worm 42 Miscellaneous 104 



Elm leaf beetle 47 Publications of the entomologist. 113 



White grubs and June beetles. 56 Additions to collections 120 



Hickory bark borer 63 Appendix : a study of gall 



Pear thrips 70 midges 127 



Queen blow fly 75 Explanation of plates 227 



Georgian flesh fly 80 Index 255 



