The one species of lantern fly known to injure cranberry plants by 

 puncturing the bark in the course of laying its eggs has so far been identified 

 only from the stomach of a European starling, although its congeners have been 

 eaten by several birds of the cranberry bogs. The bobwhite, lesser yellowlegs, 

 nighthawk, chimney swift, European starling, English sparrow, and red-winged 

 blackbird consume them in appreciable quantities. 



K atydids, Crickets, . and Grasshoppers 



Among the less important enemies of cranberry and blueberry crops are 

 the katydids, crickets, and grasshoppers, which feed to a considerable extent on 

 the foliage. Practically all species of birds feed on grasshoppers and allied 

 insects. The field cricket, somewhat destructive to the blueberry crop, is eat- 

 en by the great blue heron, green heron, ruffed grouse, greater prairie chicken, 

 ring-necked pheasant, lesser yellowlegs, common tern, nighthawk, kingbird, and 

 European starling. 



Summary 



In the preceding lists of bird enemies of pests of blueberries and cran- 

 berries, the European starling and the English sparrow appear to be more consist- 

 ent enemies of blueberry and cranberry insects than are the native species. This 

 may be due in part to the fact that far greater numbers of stomachs of these 

 alien birds have been examined, though fairly large numbers have been examined 

 of some native species, as the bobwhite, crow, robin, meadow lark, and red- 

 winged blackbird, which frequently appear in the lists. That cuckoos, the 

 nighthawk, swallows, and flycatchers appear so often on the basis of fewer 

 examinations suggests that they are among the blueberry and cranberry growers' 

 best assistants. 



_ ^ - 



