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Yellow necked apple tree caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Oct. 4, 



1888. 53:743'') 



Caterpillars devastating apple trees are identified as Datana miniatTaDrmf. 

 Feeding habits and remedies are given. 



Cow fly, horn fly or Texan fly. (Country gentleman. Oct. 11, 1888. 



53:759'^) 

 A r^sum^ of what was then known of the insect [HaematoUa serrata]. 



Oak galls. (Country gentleman. Oct. 18, 1888. 53:775^') 



Small, round, pubescent galls on oak leaves are identified as those of ^«u- 

 roterua verrucarum O. S. 



Cow fly or Texas fly. (Country gentleman. Oct. 18, 1888. 53: 779'^ 

 The fly [Haematobia serrata] is stated to be a species of Stomoxys. 



Caterpillar on the chestnut. (Country gentleman. Oct. 18, 1888. 53: 

 7862s) 

 Caterpillars from a Spanish chestnut tree are Halisidota tessellarU Sm.-Abb. 



White grub of the May beetle. (New York state museum of natural 

 history. Bulletin 5. November 1888. 3ip., 5 fig.) [Reprinted, with 

 additions, from the New York state agricultural society, 43d annual 

 report. 1883. New York state agricultural society. Transactions. 

 1883-86. 34:5-33] 



The following are the subheads of the paper : White grub. Egg — Injurious 

 character of the insect — Injuries from the grub — Injuries by the beetle — 

 Life history — Distribution — Its enemies — Preveutives and remedies — Study 

 of the insect desired. 



Cut worms. (New York state museum of natural history. Bulletin 6. 

 November 1888. 36 p., 28 fig.) [Reprinted, with additions, from the 

 New York state agricultural society, 44th annual report. 1884-85. 

 New Vork state agricultural society. Transactions. 1883-86. 

 34 : 66-100] 



ContenU : What are out worms ?; Their appearance ; Their habits ; Habits 

 of the moths; Natural history; Conditions favorable to cutworms; Their 

 food plants ; Abundance of cut worms ; Literature of cut worms ; List of 

 species ; Natural enemies ; Parasites ; Preventives and remedies. Two pre- 

 ventives specially commended. 



Red humped apple tree caterpillar. (Country gentleman. Nov. 22. 

 1888. 55:8752=) 

 General notice of Oedemasia [^SoMzural eonoinna Sm.-Abb. 



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