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Borers in timber. (Country gentleman. Ap. 28, 1887. 52: 341'') 

 A few general rocomiuendations for the protection of limber from borers. 



Honey dew eaten by bees. (Country gentleman. Ap. 28, 1887. 



52:341'') 

 On the value of honey dew as a food for bees. 



17 year locust — Cicada septendecim. (Owl [Glens Falls, N. Y.] May 

 1887. 2: 17-19, fig. i-s) 



General account of Cicada septendecim, reference is made to the 13 year form 

 and to C. tibicen. 



[Root aphis of the hop vine.] (Waterville [N. Y.] times. May 6, 

 1887. p. 2) 

 Records the attack by an unknown root nphis on the roots of hop vines. . 



Lady birds, leaf and carpet beetles. (Country gentleman. May 12, 1887. 

 52:38115, fig. 1-6) 



Gives the characters of the lady bitds, leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) and the 

 carpet beetle. 



Little winged pest. (Argus [Albany]. May 16, 1887. p. 2) 

 Abstract of a paper on the mosquito [See 12th reporr, p. 319-35]. 



Another apple tree pest. (Country gentleman. May 19, 1887. 52 : 



398") 



Records serious injuries to apple buds by Crepidodera rufipes Linn. 



New(?) aphis on hop roots. (Country gentleman. May 19, 1887. 

 52:40x31) 

 Importance of knowing the life history of Phorodon humuU. 



Currant worm parasite. (Express [Albany]. May 23, 1887. 41:2) 

 Mentions the attack of Trichogramnia pretiosa on the currant worm. 



Leather beetle. (Boots and shoes weekly. May 25, 1887. 11:473) 



Insect burrowing in leather is Tpvoha,h\j Dermestes vulpinus, Sitodrepa panicea 

 mentioned. 



Saw fly on apple trees. (Country gentleman. May 26, 1887. 52 : 



421^1) 



Habits of Dolerus sericeus Say and B. arvensis Say, food plants of latter. 



Elm leaf beede going northward. (Country gentleman. May 26, 1887. 

 52:421^'') 



Galerucella xanthomelaena, [luteola'] received from Poughkeepsie, 

 New cotton pest. (Country gentleman. June 2, 1887. 52:441") 



Injuries to cotton by Systena blanda var. bitaeniata [toettiato] recorded. 



Thrips in strawberry blossoms. (Country gentleman. June 9, 1887. 



52:459'') 

 General account of injuries by the Thripidae. 



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