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have been defoliating grape vines. At Union Springs, Cayuga county, 

 the 17 year cicada [C. septendecim] is present in enormous 

 numbers and is apparently doing much damage. Currant stem girdler 

 [Janus integer] is very bad about Stanley. June 20. Eggs of 

 cicada unhatched. Young of San Jose scale [Aspidiotus per- 

 nio i o s u s ] appeared for the first time June 17 in small numbers, the 

 morning of June 18 there were many more and on June 19 the tree was 

 swarming with them. I was unable to find the young of Mytilaspis 

 pomorum moving about, though they were numerous under the old 

 scales. Currant stem girdler has become very prevalent in Ontario, 

 Yates and Cayuga counties and is doing much damage. July 20. 



Orange county (J. M. Dolph, Port Jervis) — Cherry tree aphis 

 [Myzus cerasi] more abundant than usual. Currant bushes are 

 badly affected by plant lice [Myzus ribis]. The greater abundance 

 of insect eating birds the past two or three years apparently accounts for 

 the lack of injurious insects. May 20. A black caterpillar [Euvan- 

 essa antiopa] appeared on Carolina poplars in considerable 

 numbers. Have seen no forest tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa 

 disstriaj. May 27. Recent rains have reduced the numbers of 

 plant lice. Cucumber flea beetle [Epitrix cucumeris] is de- 

 structive to cucumbers and tomatoes. June 2. Apple tree tent cater- 

 pillars [Clisiocampa americana] have been almost entirely 

 absent. Cabbage butterfly [Pieris rapae] has been somewhat 

 more plentiful than usual. Striped squash beetle, Diabrotica vit- 

 t a t a , has done considerable damage in gardens, while the cucumber 

 flea beetle has been perhaps the worst pest for gardeners. July 24. 



Orleans county (Virgil Bogue, Albion) — Canker worms are not as 

 destructive as last year, owing largely to their being controlled by spray- 

 ing. Green fruit worms are more injurious than last year. White grubs 

 and wire worms have worked but little. May beetles were more abundant 

 than usual. Overwintered honey bees are doing splendidly, though not 

 many have swarmed. Crimson clover has apparently increased the 

 number of bumble bees. June 6. The season in this vicinity is the most 

 nearly free from insect depredations of any that I have observed. Aug 22. 

 Woolly apple aphis [Schizoneura lanigera] is quite prevalent 

 in some orchards. Sep. 18. 



Oswego county (C. B. Cook, Oswego Center) — The bud moth 

 [Tmetocera ocellana], cigar case bearer [Coleophora 

 fletcherella] and apple tree tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa 



