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ably the plantain leaf miner, Dibolia borealis Chev.). — 



July 12. Dog day Cicadas (Tibicen tibicen Linn.) were 

 observed in small numbers July 16. Cabbage butterflies (Pier is 

 rapae Linn.) arc common along the highways. Currant worms 

 (Pteronus ribesii Scop.) have been abundant in some 

 gardens while in others there is very little injury. The horn 

 fly (Haematobia serrata Rob.-Desv.) and the stable fly 

 (Stomoxys calcitrans Linn.) have been very annoying 

 to cattle. Warm damp weather has been followed by the appear- 

 ance of many mosquitos. There is a report to the effect that wheat 

 in this vicinity has been injured by some root worm. — July 19. 

 Codling moth (Carpocapsa pomonella Linn.) injury has 

 been quite prevalent in early apples. Later varieties do not show 

 as much damage. Fall webworm (Hyphantria textor 

 Harr.) nests are to be seen in small numbers. Egg belts of tent 

 caterpillars (Malacosoma americana Fabr.) are scarce. 

 — August 3 



Orleans county [Virgil Bogue, Albion] — Rose beetles (Mac- 

 rodactylus subspinosus Fabr.) have been somewhat 

 more abundant than usual, though the damage inflicted was not 

 very great, due to the fact that the unusual growth of foliage 

 more than counterbalanced their work. There are three breeding 

 areas of this insect in the county, one is located I mile east of here, 

 one in the southwest corner of the county and one 5 miles north 

 of Medina. Potato beetles (Doryphora decim-lineata 

 Say) are as abundant as usual. The trees have grown so vigor- 

 ously that aphids have had little opportunity to inflict injury. 

 Pear slugs (Eriocampoides limacina Retz.) have been 

 unusually scarce owing to excessive rains. Late cherries have 

 been exceptionally free from worms (probably the cherry maggot, 

 Rhagoletis cingulata Loew ) . — July if 



Queens county [C. L. Allen, Floral Park] — Cutworms have 

 been very destructive and are still doing a great deal of injury, 

 cutting off all the early cabbages in many places and causing much 

 mischief with tomatoes. Woolly maple leaf aphids (Pemphi- 

 gus acerifolii Riley) have appeared in some numbers though 

 they are not doing much injury. — July j 



Richmond county [David Muirhead, West New Brighton] — 

 Potato beetles (Doryphora decim-lineata Say) are 

 fairly abundant and correspondingly injurious. Cabbage but- 

 terflies (Pier is rapae Linn.) and cabbage worms are some- 

 what numerous, the latter inflicting more or less damage. — July 16 



