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Eggs in plum twig. (Country gentleman. May 22, 1890. 55 : 407^') 

 Deposit of eggs in a plum twig are doubtless those of some 'tree hopper' 

 allied to Ceresa tubalus. 



Australian lady bug. (New York times. May 23, 1890) 



Notices Vedalid INovms} oardinalit and its extermination of the Icerya scale. 



[Eye spotted budmoth] (Albany evening journal. May 28, 1890. 

 p. 6) 



Describes the ravages and gives the remedy for this insect. 



Insect strawberry pests. (New England farmer. June 4, 1890. p. i) 

 Notices Paria aterrima [Typophorus canellus] and Otiorhynchus ovatus. 



Wire worms on cabbage. (Country gentleman. June 5, 1890. 55 : 



45°*') 

 Mentions several species of wire worms attacking cabbage. 



Grain aphis. (Country gentleman. June 12, 1890. 55:470^^) 



No method linown of arresting a serious attack on rye by Siphonophora 

 avenae [Nectarophora granaria]. 



Coleophora sp. — A new pear insect. (Popular gardening. June 1890. 

 5 : 198, col. 1-2) 



Records an attack by a case bearer on pears. 



Pear blight beetle. (Popular gardening. June 1890. 5 : 198,001. 2) 

 Notices an attack by Xyleborus pyri [dispar'] in a pear orchard at Lockport, 

 N. Y. 



Quince blossom beetle. (Popular gardening. June 1890. 5 198, 

 col. 2) 

 Eecords injury by a snapping beetle lIAmonius confuaua] to quince blossoms. 



Peach bark borer. (Popular gardening. June 1890. 5:198,001.2) 

 No preventive of the attack of this Scolytid borer, [PMoeotribus liminaris^, 

 is known. Infested trees should be taken up and burned. 



Grape vine flea beetle. (Popular gardening. June 1890. 5:198,001.2) 

 Remedies for this insect \_Ba,ltioa ohalyhea] are given. 



New enemy of the currant worm. (Popular gardening. June 1890. 

 5 : 198, col. 2) 

 One of the large plant bugs, Podiaus oynicus, preys upon it. 



17 year locusts make their appearance. (Albany morning express. 

 June 13, 1890. p. 2) 



Capture of examples of Cicada sepiendeoim reported at Tivoli, N. Y. 



Grain weevil distributed. (Country gentleman. June 19, 1890. 



55 : 489") 



Eecords the distribution of seed corn, badly infested with Calandra oryza 

 Linn. 



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