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Wheat weevil. (Country gentleman. July 13, 1893. 58 : 540^*) 



Grives remedy for weevils in wheat. 

 Ground beetle. (Country gentleman. July 13, 1893. 58 : 5402*) 



States that larvae of grouud beetles are most probably not injurious to 

 roots of watermelons. 

 Maple tree borer. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58 : 557^*) 



GhjooMua [Plagionotus'l speoiosus is identified and remedies indicated. 



Insect on wistaria. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58 : 557^') 

 Describes the two spotted tree hopper, Enchenopa binotata Say, and gives 

 remedies. 

 Elm leaf beetle. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58:558") 

 Beetle is identified and a number of references given. 



Water beetle. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58 : 558^°) 

 Identifies Dytiscus harrisii Kirby and gives habits. 



Silk worm moth. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58: 5582') 

 Brief popular notice of Telea polyphemus Cramer. 



Woolly plant louse. (Country gentleman. July 20, 1893. 58: 558'^) 

 The rather rare Pemphigus aeerifoUi Riley, is identified on maple, and reme- 

 dies given. 



Walnut span worm. (Gardening. Aug. 15, 1893. i : 377, col. 2) 



A 'brown worm' injuring black walnut trees in Kansas City is probably 

 Boarmia IConiodes'] plumigeraria Hulst. 



How to control the squash bug. (Gardening. Aug. 15, 1893. i : 

 377-78, col. 3, i) 



Trapping the adults, Anasa tristis, destroying the young and eggs recom- 

 mended. 



Humming bird moth. (Country gentleman. Aug. 17, 1893. 58 : 634^^) 

 Gives the characters of Sesia uniformis [flemaris thysie var. ^•uficaudus'] . 



Bag worm. (Country gentleman. Aug. 17, 1893. 58 : 634^^) 



Bag worm or basket worm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, is identified. 



Grain weevil. (Country gentleman. Aug. 3 r, 1893. 58:674^') 

 Describes the method of treating infested wheat. 



Insects of the past year and progress in insect studies. [Read before 

 the Albany institute Ap. 15, 1890] (Albany institute. Transactions. 

 [August] 1893. 12:227-40) 



Treats of the grain aphis, Siphonophora avenae [Nectarophora granaria], hop 

 aphis, Phorodon humuli, apple tree tent caterpillar, Clisiooampa americana, 

 white marked tussock moth, Orgyia INotolophus'] leucostigma, forest tent cater- 

 pillar, Clisiocampa sylvatica Idiastria], OHorhynchus ovaius and Silvanu 

 surinamensis. 



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