EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDEXCR, 
GRAPTODBBA CARINATA INJURING FUCHSIAS. 
By this mail I send insects which 1 have found eating the leaves of fuchsia much 
in the same way as the potato buy; rats the leaves of potato vines. Having never 
seen anything of the kind before, I would like to know whether they are common or 
not. They do not seem to eat the leaves of any other plant, so far as I have been able 
to observe. Hoping that I am not trespassing too much on your valuable time. — 
[Edwin Lonsdale. German town, Pa.. September 1, . 
REPLY". — Your favor of yesterday and the accompanying box to hand. Th> Lnsecl 
that troubles your fuchsias is a flea-beetle, Graplodera carinata (family Chrj/somelidw). 
Von will find a short account of this insect on the inclosed Blip from the American 
Entomologist, Vol. Ill, p. 200. 
llli: AKMV WORM AT SARATOGA. 
Inclosed please find the best specimen I could find of the worm or caterpillar which 
destroyed 25 acres of meadow in the town of Saratoga Springs. I would like to know 
if they are the genuine Army Worm. The worm is about one inch long or longer, black, 
with two stripes the length of the body. Please have a report sent to me. — [F. D. 
Curtis, Charlton, X. Y., August 21, 1882. 
Keply. — * * The worms inclosed in this Letter, although badly shriveled 
and almost unrecognizable, seem without doubt to be genuine Army Worms. The 
Department is about to publish a special bulletin on this insert, an abstract of which 
is contained in the forthcoming annual report. The annual report for 1879 also con- 
tains a summary of its natural history, and a brief review- of the known remedies. 
THE AKMV WORM IN LOUISIANA. 
In relation to the specimen of the Cut-worm that has done bo much damage here, I 
send you a good collect ion. which was easy to find. The early Summer Flint that I 
planted the 9th of July as B trial to see if it would have time to mature in the richest 
soil of the Red River Valley. The Cut-worms have attacked it since a week, but they 
are not as numerous as in May and dune. These worms attack the corn in the root, 
and others conceal themselves in the heart of the plant, which it destroys, following 
to the root. It attacks the cotton when very young — about fifteen days old— which 
in some places ii has entirelj destroyed. 1 hope this will give entire satisfaction. — 
[W.J. Cornier. Marksville.La.. \u.-ust 8, 1882. 
[The Bpecimens were genuine Northern Ann\ Worms y I.( ucauia Mtttptlltcta).] 
AGROTTS INBRMIS AND HALTICA PALLICORNIS INJURING 8MI1 \\. 
Accompanying this I send a worm which I have found eating my sinilax. It was 
first found in day-time feeding, live or six plant s being killed before my attention was 
attracted by its depredations. 1 noticed about the :>d instant that about 400 plants 
had all the young leaves and shoots entirely eaten ; on looking for a cause [could see 
