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Bacon beetle — Dermestes lardarius. (Country gentleman. June 26, 



1884. 49:537'') 

 Biief accouut of tbis species, giving ilescrlption, habits and remedies. 



Maple tree scale insect. (Country gentleman. July 3, 1884. 49:556"- 



57") 



Identifying Lecanium IPalvinaria] innumerabilis Eathv., and giving 



remedies. 



Spring canker worm — Anisopteryx \Paleacrita\ vernata Peck. (Country 



gentleman. July 10, 1884. 49: 577^*) 



Treats of the importance and means of arresting its spread. 



Buffalo gnat. (Country gentleman. July 10, 1884. 49:577^') 

 General account of the species \Svinv,lmm invenustum] . 



Carpet bug. (Daily democrat [Amsterdam, N. Y ] July 21, 1884) 

 Gives description and babits of the insect, witli remedies. 



Elm tree beetle. (New York weekly tribune. July 23, 1884) 

 Destroying the larvae and pupae at base of trees recommended. 



Carpet beetle — Anthremcs scrophulariae Linn. (Country gentleman. 

 Aug. 14, 1884. 49 : 676^'-77i«) 



Gives its habits, habitat, injuries, materials eaten, transformations, pre- 

 ventives and remedies. 



Insects mining beet leaves. (Country gentleman. Aug. 14, 1884. 49: 

 677^2) 

 Attack on beet leaves referred to Anthomyians. 



Peach root aphis. (Gardener's monthly and horticulturist (Phil.) Sep- 

 tember 1884. 26: 271-72, 29 cm) 



Root aphis on seedling peaob trees is believed to be Myzus persicae Sulz. 

 lAphis prunicola Kalt.] and remedies are given. 



New rose pest — Homoptera lunata, (Country gentleman. Sep. i, 1884. 



49:737") 



Caterpillars of this species are recorded feeding on rose buds. 



Jumping seeds. (Country gentleman. Sep. 11, 1884. 49:757'°) 

 General notice of Carpocapaa saltitans and of other species. 



White grub — Lachnosterna ficsca. (Country gentleman. Sep. 11, 1884. 



49:757") 



Starvation remedy is recommended. 



Insect attack new to the %XaX^—Isosoma tritici, on wheat, in Geneva. 

 (New York agricultural experiment station, Bulletin 100. Geneva, 

 N. Y. Oct. 4, 1884) 



General account of the insect and its treatment. 



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