Annals of Horticulture. 

 llowing report upon the entomological 

 :iety, 9 by the State Entomologist of New 



common insect pests. This has been particularly noticeable 

 in the very few complaints that have been received of injuries 

 to fruits— certainly not one-fifth of the average of preceding 

 years. This, in part, may be ascribed to the better knowledge 

 of methods of dealing with the enemies of fruits, to which out 

 fruit-growers are becoming educated, and to the rapidly grow 

 ing use of insecticides and spraying instruments. Certain it 

 is, that several of our more noxious insects, whicl 



selves in sufficient number to call for active operations ;ma - 

 them. Thus, apple trees, for the most part, escaped their 

 usual early spring visitation from the aphis. Aphis mali.^ 1 1r> 

 cherry tree aphis, Mxzus crrasi, was not prevalent. The or- 

 chard tent-caterpillar, Clisiocampa Americana, was far 

 abundant than in preceding years. Not a single communica- 

 tion came to me relating to the operations of the eye-spotted 



destructive in 1891, and a general cause of complaint from 

 orchardists in Western New York. The pear tree psvlla. Psj Ua 

 pyricola, which threatened to extend its destruction of pear 

 trees in the Hudson River Valley to other portions of the state, 

 has not, during the past season, indicted any appreciable 



ks have been reported to me upon 



his, Phorodon humu/i, ven- 

 ds. The year has further 



nder my notice, calling for 



