RAVAGES OF THE LOCUST IN NEW MEXICO. 
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the fact that no collections from Mexico and Southern Arizona and Cali- 
fornia have contained this species. 
HISTORY OF THE RAVAGES OF THE LOCO ST TN NEW MEXICO. 
The information given in our First Report regarding the ravages of 
locusts in this Territory was scanty, since it was difficult to obtain in- 
formation from this region. The following facts were obtained by us 
during a journey to Santa Fe, in July, 1879. We are indebted to Ex- 
Governor Arny, of Santa Fe, and his sou, William Amy, who acted as 
interpreter for us among the Pueblo Indians of San Juan, and to the 
Mexicans for much new information and kind aid in obtaining data. 
We will arrange the facts collected in chronological form : 
1864. — As stated in our First Report, locusts were destructive at Taos 
this year. No fresh facts were learned. 
1865. — At the Indian pueblo of San Juan locusts were numerous and 
destructive. The pueblo of Pojuaque was visited this year by swarms 
which came from the northwest and destroyed all the wheat. As stated 
in our First Report (p. 105), locusts devoured the crops at Taos this 
year. 
1868. — This year also the Indian pueblo of Pojuaque was again vis- 
ited by locusts, but they came at the end of August, after the wheat had 
beeu harvested, and only damaged the fruit trees. In this year the 
counties of Valeutia, Bernalillo (and Socorro ?) were invaded by locusts. 
1869. — In the summer of this year Mr. Thomas found a few specimens 
south of the Raton Mountains, probably in Colfax County. (First Re- 
port, p. 105.) 
1871. — A few locusts were seen this year at Santa F6, according to 
Ex-Governor Arny. 
1873. — Between Otero and Cimarron, Colfax County, corn was black 
with locusts ; they laid their eggs. 
1874. — This was a notable locust year in Santa Fe\ Ex-Governor 
Arny informed us that he saw swarms passing over for nearly a whole 
day. In Colfax County a few locusts were seen between Otero and 
Cimarron. Rio Ariba was also invaded. 
1876. — In October of this year, the locusts came to the pueblo of San 
Juan, as we were informed by the Messrs. Eldodt Brothers, the agents 
of this pueblo, to whom we were indebted for many courtesies during 
our stay at their agency. The locusts came from the north of Taos and 
extended ten or twelve miles south of San Juau, and spread to the west 
and northwest. While most of the Indian wheat and other crops had 
been haryested, they ate up the cabbages in a single night, destroyed 
the corn on the Indiau farms, and devoured the leaves and bark of trees. 
They laid their eggs very thickly, and the young hatched in April of 
the following year. 
1877. — At Abiquiu, about fifty miles northwest of Santa Fe, the " whole 
crop " and fruit and the leaves of trees were eaten this year. It should 
