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some to cattle. The foliage of red cedartrees is badly eaten, 

 possibly by the rose beetle. Large numbers of plant lice (probably 

 the undescribed Lachnus smilacis Willm.) were found on 

 smilax. — July 20. The peculiar subglobular galls of C e c i - 

 domyia verrucicola O. S. are quite abundant on bass- 

 wood leaves. — July 22. Horn flies appear to be increasing in num- 

 bers and potato beetles are not very destructive, while currant 

 worms have been more injurious than usual. Grasshoppers are 

 quite scarce. — July 28. Black plant lice (probably Aphis 

 rumicis Linn.) occur in great abundance on pigweed (Cheno- 

 podium) . Fall webworms (Hyphantria textor Harr.) 

 are very scarce, but one nest being observed. Horn flies are 

 exceedingly abundant and annoying to cattle. The season appears 

 to be from 10 days to 2 weeks later than usual. — August 8. Young 

 currant worms are present in considerable numbers. — August 12. 

 Cabbage butterflies are becoming numerous and horn flies are 

 exceedingly abundant and troublesome. Excessive rains and high 

 winds have destroyed many insects. — August 17. Fall webworm 

 nests are becoming more numerous. Codling moth larvae (Car- 

 pocapsa pomonella Linn.) appear to be more destructive 

 than usual. This may possibly be due to the small amount of 

 fruit emphasizing its injury. The black walnut trees in this sec- 

 tion are more or less severely injured from year to year by some 

 insect which strips the leaves therefrom (possibly the work of the 

 black walnut worm, Datana integerrima Grote & Rob.) . 

 Spiny elm caterpillars (Euvanessa antiopa linn.) are 

 working in small numbers on both elm and willow. — August 2p. 

 Grasshoppers are somewhat abundant in dry pastures and gardens 

 and fall webworms are quite numerous on all trees except maple. — 

 September 2/ 



Onondaga county [Mrs A. M. A. Jackson, Warner] — Plant 

 lice have not been at all abundant in this section. Black flea 

 beetles (Epitrix cucumeris Harr.) are present in small 

 numbers. Not a striped cucumber beetle (Diabrotica vit- 

 tata Fabr.) has been observed. Rose beetles (Macrodac- 

 tylus subspinosus Fabr.) are present in small numbers and 

 are not doing much damage. Rose leaf hoppers (T y p h 1 o c y b a 

 rosae Harr.) are not very abundant. Tussock caterpillars 

 (Hemerocampa leucostigma Abb. & Sm. ) are much 

 later than usual and are present only in small numbers. Plantains 

 have been seriously injured in some places by a leaf miner (prob- 



