REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 



593 



Injurious insects of the Hudson river valley. Portion of an abstract of 

 the address delivered before the eastern New York horticultural society. 

 (Rural New Yorker, 18 Mar. 1899, 58: 198 21 ) 

 Nearly the same as the above. 



Insect enemies of our shade trees and their control, with special reference 

 to the elm leaf beetle. Address delivered before the Albany institute, 

 4 Ap. 1899. (Extracts from, in Argus [Albany] 5 Ap. 1899, p. 6; Press 

 and Knickerbocker [Albany] 5 Ap. 1899, p.8) 



Describes the local situation briefly; otherwise nearly same as the address 

 before the Troy scientific association. 



Scale on Japan quince. (American gardening, 15 Ap. 1899, 20: 284^) 

 Identifies scurfy bark louse, Chionaspis furfurus Fitch, and 

 gives remedies. 



Myriapods and mites. (American gardening, 29 Ap. 1899, 20: 321 15 ) 

 Spraying with kerosene emulsion is advised for these soil inhabiting forms. 



Box elder plant bug. (American gardening, 29 Ap. 1899, 20: 32 1 16 ) 



Excluding the bugs, Leptocoris trivittatus Say, from the houses 

 is recommended. 



Protect the trees from caterpillars. (Argus [Albany] 30 Ap. 1899, p.20. 

 Also in Sunday press [Albany] of same date) 



Removing and burning the eggs of the white-marked tussock moth, 

 Notolophus leueostigma Abb. & Sm. is advised. 



Ants. (Country gentleman, 4 May 1899, 64: 346") 

 Gives several remedies for ants in houses. 



Elm leaf beetle at work. (Troy daily times, 4 May 1899; Troy daily 

 press, 4 May, p.8 ; Argus [Albany] 5 May, p.4 ; Times-Union 

 [Albany] 4 May, p. 3 ; Baltston daily journal, 5 May, p.2 ; Fishkill 

 standard, 6 May, p.2 ; Rough notes [Valatie N. Y.] 5 May, p.2 ; New- 

 burgh journal, 5 May, p.2; Sunday press [Albany] 7 May, p.15; 

 Poughkeepsie daily eagle, 9 May, p.8; New York farmer, n May, 

 p.4; Rhinebeck gazette, 13 May, p.i ; Eastern New York horticulturist, 

 1899, v.2 no.4 p.13) 



States that the beetles, Galeruoella luteola Mull., have appeared 

 in numbers and advises spraying at once. 



Collection, preservation and distribution of New York insects. (Bulletin 

 New York state museum, v.6 no.26, Ap. 1899 [Issued 6 May] 36p. 

 29 fig.) 



