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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Contents 



Introductory -- 83 



New attaok on wheat by a saw 

 fly larva --• 87 



Red bumped apple tree caterpillar 

 and parasite — Oedemasia [^Schi- 

 zura] concinna Sm.-Abb. and 

 Limneria fugitiva Say 90 



The forest tent caterpillar — CUsio- 

 campa sylvatica Harr. [disstria 

 Hiibn.] 91 



The spring canker worm — Anisop- 

 teryx{PaleacrUa]vernaiaV6a)s... 93 



Unknown grass pest 96 



New strawberry insect — Bembidium 

 quadrimaculatum Linn 98 



Meal insect — Laemophloeus alter- 



nansBr 100 



Grass burrowing insect — Cetrio hi- 



coZor Fabr 100 



Dang beetle — Aphodius inquinatua 



Herbst 102 



Sugar maple borer — Glycdbius 



[^Plagionotua] tpedosus Say 103 



Potato stalk weevil — Trichobaris 



trinotata Say 106 



'An ugly bee slayer' — Phymaia 



erosa Her.-Seh. [wolffii] 107 



attacked by the 

 Anasa tristis De- 



Melon vines 

 squash bug, 

 Geer HO 



Grain aphis — Siplionophora avenae 

 Fabr. IJSfeotarophora granaria 

 Kirby] 112 



Hop vine aphis — Phorodon humuli 

 Schrank 115 



Apple tree aphis — Aphit mali Linn. 118 



Potato plants attacked by aphids. 121 



Aphis attaok on carrots and par- 

 snips 123 



Beech tree blight — Pemphigus im- 

 Irieator Fitch 123 



Cockscomb elm gall of Glyphina 

 [Colopha] ulmioola Fitch 126 



An unrecognized insect attack 128 



Grass infesting mite — Trombi- 

 dium nioolor Henn. [BryoMa 

 pratensial — 128 



Mite infesting smoked meats — 

 Tyroglyphus sirolAnn 130 



Severe attack on potatoes by 

 Myriapoda, etc 131 



Notes on various insects 135 



Contributions to the department 

 duriug the year 140 



List of publications of the entom- 

 ologist during the year 142 



Some pests of the pomologist. [From the American pomological society's 

 report for 1887. Read before the A. P. S. at its Boston meeting, Sep. 

 1887] (Separates, quarto, with cover and title page, i3p.) [Published 

 Mar. 1, 1888] 



The paper presents the following headings: Progress in pomology; Evils 

 attending progress in pomology ; Need of soientiflo study ; Demands of science 

 on the pomologist; Immense fruit production — no overproduction; Large 

 areas devoted to fruit crops ; Increase in plant diseases ; Increase of insect 

 ravages; Food habits of insects; Change of food plants ; Introduction from 

 abroad ; Spread of scale insects ; Number of insect pests ; An unknown cur- 

 rant insect; How insect ravages are to be met; Insecticides; Publications 

 relating to fruit insects ; Conclusion. 



[Published, also, in the 4th report on the insects of New York, 1888. p, 

 183-92] 



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