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were very severe. Throughout the state of New York it was 

 exceedingly destructive in 1846. In the western section it was 

 estimated to have caused a loss of not less than 500.000 bushels. 

 It was also very injurious in some counties in New York and in 

 Ohio in 1849. It was exceedingly destructive about Syracuse 

 in 1876, whole fields and parts of others turning yellow and 

 showing the ravages of the fly to a greater extent than had ever 

 been witnessed, and in 1877 and 1878 white wheats were severely 

 damaged, the presence of the Hessian fly in Cayuga, Seneca, 

 Tompkins and Yates counties being specifically recorded. There 

 was some injury in Tioga county in 1881 and very slight damage 

 was reported in 1882 from Columbia, Genesee, Herkimer, Mon- 

 roe, Niagara, Yates and Wyoming counties, it being more seri- 

 ous in the latter. Dr Lintner, in his 5th report, p. 263, states 

 that this insect caused more injury than usual in western New 

 York in 1884. 



Recent injuries in western New York. The following records 

 were taken largely from reports of voluntary observers. 



1899. The Hessian fly has done much damage in the wheat 

 fields in and about East Amherst, Erie co. In my own fields 

 one fifth of the wheat is down. This was sown on Sep. 9, 1899. 

 Some fields that were sown in August are from one half to nine 

 tenths down. All wheat fields in this vicinity are damaged more 

 or less. Even those that were sown the latter part of Septem- 

 ber or in early October are infested to some extent. (John U. 

 Metz) 



The Hessian fly is doing considerable damage in and about 

 Belle Isle, Onondaga co. (Mrs. A. M. Armstrong) 



The Hessian fly has seriously injured early sown wheat all 

 through Seneca county. Some pieces are very seriously dam- 

 aged while others are comparatively free from the pest. It is 

 estimated that about one fourth of the crop has been lost 

 through the attacks of this insect. (J. F. Hunt, Kendaia) 



I noticed very bad work indeed in this section from the Hes- 

 sian fly. A great amount of wheat is down. Perhaps one third 

 of the straw is lodged and the damage will be one fourth of the 

 entire yield. (C. H. Stuart, Newark, Wayne co.) 



