REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 



577 



already been asked for by the Oswego county fair. A neat little vest 

 pocket catalogue of 28 pages briefly <ies( rihes the insects, with treat rm nt. 

 which is worthy of careful pieseivation and study — Country gentleman, 

 14 Sep. p 738 



Another evidence of the value of the collection as an educator is found 

 in the more recent request from F. E. Dawley, director of farmers in ti- 

 tutes, that these insects be exhibited at a number of institutes in con ec- 

 tion with a lecture. The catalogue is republished below in otd.r to ^ive 

 a fuller idea of the scope and character of the exhibit. 



FRUIT TREE INSECTS 



1 Apple tree tent caterpillar (Clisiocampa americana). 

 Conspicuous web tents in forks of apple and cherry trees contain hairy 

 caterpillars with a white stripe along the back Cocoons spun ihe last of 

 May, the light brown moths flying in June. Eggs, in belts encirc ling the 

 smaller twigs, remain unhatched till spring. 



Treatment : remove and destroy eggs or young in nests. Spray foliage 

 of infested trees with poison in early spring. 



2 Cigar case bearer (Coleophora fletcherella). Small 

 caterpillars in cigar shaped cases feeding on buds and foliage of apple. 



Treatment: spray infested trees with poison in early spring. 



3 Pistol case bearer (Coleophora malivorella). Small 

 caterpillars in pistol shaped cases feeding on the young leaves and 

 opening flowers of the apple. 



Treatment : spray infested trees with the poison in early spring. 



4 Apple leaf Bucculatrix (Bucculatrix pomifoliella). 

 White, ribbed cocoons about % in. long may be seen in clusters on 

 smaller limbs of infested trees. The small larvae mine the leaves and 

 later feed externally. 



Treatment : spray infested foliage with poison in early June. 



5 Rose beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus). Greenish 

 yellow beetles about 3/ 8 in. long appear in swarms in May and attack 

 the foliage of various trees and vines. 



Treatment: spray beetles with y 2 pound whale oil soap to r gal. 

 water, dust vines with ashes, etc. ; handpicking. 



6 Apple tree borer (Saperda Candida). " Sawdust " or 

 diseased bark and beneath the latter, legless, white, round headed borers. 

 The brown beetles, striped with white, about 1 in. long, occur from June 

 to August. 



