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Of a somewhat similar nature as the foregoing phenomena was the 

 outbreak of Loxotcenia clemensiana in clover meadows in the vicinity 

 of Alliance. The larvae were excessively abundant, and drew the apical 

 leaves together after the manner of leaf rollers in general, and fed 

 within the domicile thus formed, causing the foliage to take on a brown- 

 ish color. So abundant were these depredators in many fields that the 

 clover was sufficiently injured to give the field a browned appearance, 

 though the hay crop was probably not injured thereby. In timothy 

 and wheat the larvae simply tie the edges of the leaf together, forming 

 a slender tube within which they feed, singly, often pupating therein. 



From a mass of dead and dried grape leaves collected May 5, in a 

 vineyard near the lake shore about G-ypsum, there emerged between 

 June 3 and July 15, great numbers of adults of Py rails costalis, these being 

 most numerous during June, the larvae from which they came having 

 in all probability wintered over in the fallen leaves. From this same 

 lot of leaves we secured a considerable number of adult Ampeloglypier 

 sesostris, which must also have hibernated among these fallen leaves, a 

 condition quite the contrary of what Eiley supposed, as shown in his 

 First Missouri Eeport. 



A lot of larva? of IchtJiyura apicalis, from Carolina poplar, were put 

 in a breeding cage in September, 1897, many of these completing their 

 transformations therein. On April 2, and again on the 18th, 1898, there 

 appeared a single adult Pyralis farinalis in this same cage. How these 

 came to be introduced, or what attraction there could possibly be for 

 the larvae there, in case these made their own way there by working 

 their way in behind the glass slide, as well as what the}' could have 

 subsisted on after having gotten there is a mystery, at least to us. 



Trogoderma ornata was reared from ears of popcorn, the larvae feeding 

 on the kernels. Corn sent by Hon. E. H. Warder, superintendent of 

 parks, Cincinnati. 



Chelymorplia argus was reared from larvae found by Mr. S. J. Bennett, 

 Willard, Ohio, on his strawberry vines. Some of these had pupated in 

 transit while others did so in our breeding cages, but without feeding. 



Hydnocera verticalis was reared from galls on or near the ends of 

 twigs of willow, Salix sp. 



Mr. J. W. Snider, La Carne, Ohio, reported that in jarring his plum 

 trees for plum curculio more Magdalis olyra were collected than the 

 former, which were quite abundant. On the experiment station grounds 

 at Wooster, Gymnetron teter was jarred from plum trees May 28, and 

 was observed in great numbers about mullein plants on June 8 at 

 Mantua. In regard to jarring trees for the purpose of catching cur- 

 culio, there has this year been considerable adverse proof in regard to 

 the value of this measure to the fruit grower, especially where even- 

 thing that dropped onto the sheet or " catcher'' was summarily 

 destroyed. In the first place Aphides of various sorts have been very 

 abundant and especially those attacking plum and cherry. This has 

 given origin to great numbers of Coceinellidae, especially of several 



