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Wire worms (Country gentleman, 28 Feb. 1901, 66: 168) 



The larva of Melanotus communis Gyll. from Orange county, 

 N. Y. is identified, and several preventive and repressive measures 

 advised. 



[Insect lessons of the year] (Country gentleman, 28 Feb. 1901, 



66: 170 24 , 7 Mar. p. 192) 



Extracts from report of committee on insects of Eastern N. Y. horti- 

 cultural society, in which the following are noticed: pale striped flea beetle, 

 Systena taeniata Say, gipsy moth, Porthetria dispar 

 Linn., appletree aphis. Aphis mali Fabr., cherrytree aphis, Myzus 

 c e r a s i Fabr., destructive pea louse, N e c t a r o|p h o r a p i s i Kalt, 

 white flower cricket, Oecanthus niveus DeG.,the minute black lady- 

 beetle, Pentilia misella Lee, fruit tree bark beetle, S c o 1 y t u s 

 rugulosus Ratz., palmer worm, Ypsolophus pometellus 

 Harr., forest tent-caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn. and 

 the leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina Fabr. The second part is a dis- 

 cussion of results obtained in experiments against San Jose scale with 

 kerosene, whale oil soap and crude petroleum in various combinations. 



Scurfy bark louse (Country gentleman, 28 Mar. 1901, 66: 256-S7 46 ) 

 Chionaspis furfur a Fitch on pear and apple trees is briefly 

 characterized, and remedies given. 



Grapevine Aspidiotus (Country gentleman, 4 Ap. 1901, QQ: 



278-79 47 ) 



Aspidiotus u v a e Comst. from Nashville Tenn. is identified, com- 

 pared briefly with the San Jose scale, and remedial measures are indicated. 



Injurious insects and how 7 to control them. (N. Y. state agric. 



soc. Kep't 1899. 1900. pt 2. Bureau of farmers institutes. 



Rep't [issued 15 Ap. 1901] p. 267-93. Also Dep't agric. 7th 



rep't. 1900. v. 3, pt 2, p. 59-85) 



General paper treating of a number of insects, the appletree tent-cater- 

 pillar, Clisiocampa a ra e r i c a n a Fabr., forest tent-caterpillar, 

 Clisiocampa disstria Htibn., codling moth, Carpocapsa 

 p o m o m e 1 1 a Linn., sugar maple borer, Plaglonotus speciosua 

 Say, elm borer, Saperda tridentata Oliv., elm leaf beetle, 

 Galerucella luteola Mull., appletree and scurfy bark lice, 

 Mytilaspis pomorum Bouche and Chionaspis furfura 

 Fitch, and the San Jose scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst. 

 being specially mentioned. 



A large number of the more important insect pests are briefly character- 

 ized, and remedies for them are given in the reprinted catalogue of the 

 collection exhibited at certain institutes. 



