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FOSES^ AND S H A H - H I E INSECTS 
PERIODICAL CICADA (.Tibicina sept end ecim L. ) 
lle^ York Mrs. G. H. Cisco (May 18): On our place, 3on Eden, Grymes 
Hill, Staten Island, there are evidences of the 17-ye-^r locust. 
I discovered the holes under a fo T a of horse-chestnut trees. 
•Mrs. "7. E. McArdell (May 23): The 17- year locusts are now 
coming out of the ground at Emerson Hill, St^te-i Island. 
Ne"f Jersey C. L. L^.nge (May 17): In the back yard of my home at 86 Cen- 
tral Ave., Glen Rock, I have found a gre°.t quantity of holes 
about one-h-^lf on inch in diameter and ^nyMhere from 3 to 5 
inches deep. On investigation I have been informed it is the 
17-ye^r locust. 
He-?! Jersey C. A. Thomas (May 25): The periodical cicadas have not 
s nd emerged at Bustleton, Pennsylvania, yet, ol though I b^ve heard 
Pennsylvania of them being found at Mooresto'^n, New Jersey. 
Pennsylvania J. N. Knull (May 25): The first periodical cicoda was found 
May 25 at Dauphin, Clark's Valley, but no general emergence. 
(M^y 30): Adults are numerous on vegetation at this place 
May 30. 
Virginia Max Uleisher (May 23): I wish to report that we have in this 
section (Gordonsville) the so-called plague of locust;-.. I 
never saw so many hollo" grub shells and holes in the ground 
where they have come out, and the air is thick with locusts =>nd 
their noise. 
D. C. Peattle (May 20): The first sdul'ts (3 individuals) ap- 
peared May 20 and the numbers ore increasing every d^y(Cherrydale 
Mrs. Eacho (May 23): The 17- year locusts are emerging in 
great numbers. T noticed them first May 19 at my home «rest of 
Fort Myer and south of Cl-renden. 
J. B. Basbach (May '^'3): The 17- year locusts are emerging it 
my homo at Ac cot ink. 
Leo Harlow (May 3): The 17-year locusts are emerging in 
great numbers at my home, 4 Virgin!? Ave. , Jefferson Park, 
Alexandria. 
U. S. Army Post, ijuantico (M«y 23): The 17- year locusts pre 
Lng in enormous numbers at Quantico. 
