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still continue abundant though not so destructive as in earlier 

 years. — July iy Cabbage worms are very injurious. The striped 

 cucumber beetle continues numerous. Potato beetles are still 

 abundant though easily held in check with paris green. Squash 

 bugs (Anasa tristis DeGeer) have not been observed this 

 season though they are usually very destructive. — July 22. Cab- 

 bage worms continue their injuries. The house fly (Musca 

 domestica Linn.) is becoming very abundant. The horn fly 

 is exceedingly annoying to cattle ; their sides and the base of their 

 horns are often black with them. — July 2Q. Nests of the fall web- 

 worm (Hyphantria textor Harr.) are becoming quite abund- 

 ant. Potato beetles have nearly disappeared. Very few squash bugs 

 have been observed. — August 12. Fall webworms are becoming 

 more abundant and destructive. — August 26 



Warren county [C. L. Williams, Glens Falls] — Larvae of a 

 small midge (Dasyneura pseudacaciae Fitch) have been 

 exceedingly abundant in the leaves of a black locust hedge, some 

 portions of which have been so badly infested that nearly every 

 leaf was destroyed. This insect also works to a limited extent on 

 larger trees. — June 10. Potato beetles (Doryphora decim- 

 lineata Say) are abundant. Rose beetles (Macrodac- 

 t y 1 u s subspinosus Fabr.) are disappearing. The elm 

 leaf beetles (Galerucella luteola Mull.) continue at work in 

 this locality though they are not more abundant than last year. They 

 are confined largely to the small European elm. There are signs 

 of the insect's work on the trees all over town but only in this 

 locality were specimens found at work. The rather rare galls of 

 Pemphigus ulmifusus Walsh are somewhat prevalent on 

 red elm. — July 6 



Westchester county [F. R. Calkins, Ossining] — Potato beetles 

 (Doryphora dec i m - 1 i n e at a Say) appeared May 16 

 and many cabbage butterflies (Pieris rapae Linn.) were 

 observed the 19th. The elm leaf beetle (Galerucella 

 luteola Mull.) is present in unusually large numbers and the 

 tops of many elms are nearly lifeless owing to the ravenous feeding 

 of the beetles, which left nothing but the veins. The grass fields 

 and lanes present a very peculiar appearance. There are large 

 dead spots here and there and examination reveals no insects 

 beneath (this may possibly be the work of grass webworms, Cram- 

 bids). Peartrees are in very poor condition, many of them throw- 

 ing out long suckers. This condition is probably due to psylla 



