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might state that at Irvington all varieties of grapes were affected by 
this kind of rot, the Concords perhaps the most so, with the single 
exception of one vine that had made its way up into a maple tree. 
Even on this the clusters that were not more than ten feet from the 
ground were injured, but above that height the grapes were all sound. 
As to the cause of the rotting or what connection these worms had 
with it I have nothing to offer further than a simple statement of the 
facts, as the results of a single experiment are not sufficient to war¬ 
rant conclusions to which they might seem to point. 
Pyralis farinalis, Harris.—The Meal Snout Moth. 
The caterpillar of this species is dull whitish, with a reddish brown 
head, and with reddish prothoracic and anal plates. Dr. Harris says 
of this that it may be found in old flour barrels, but according to 
others it feeds on corn, straw and clover. The moth expands about 
three-fourths of an inch, is reddish gray at the base of the fore wings 
and the terminal space the same color, the last traversed by a light 
streak. The middle of the wing between these parts is ochreous, 
bounded by white transverse lines, the outer wavy. The hind wings 
are gray, crossed by three more or less distinct white lines, and with 
dark patches about the anal portion. 
Asopia costalis, Fab.—The Clover-hay Worm. 
This insect is pretty widely distributed over the country, the larva 
being known as the Clover-hay Worm, on account of its attacking 
and spoiling clover hay while in the stack or mow, rendering it unfit 
for feeding to stock. In the Sixth Missouri Report Prof. Riley gives 
an extended account of its operations, from which a few of its habits 
may be gleaned. The worm interweaves the hay with masses of its 
silken web and black excrementitious powder, frequently making it 
so dense as to appear mouldy, while if taken up it will be found 
matted together. A number of instances are on record of hay in the 
bottom of stacks or mows, especially where the hay has been sum¬ 
mered over, being completely destroyed, while the chaff and chopped- 
up stalks would be found alive with the worms. 
There are probably two or more broods of the worms in a season. 
These are from five-eighths to three-quarters of an inch long when 
full grown, of different shades of olive brown, a little darker at the 
extremities than in the center, and taper a little from the middle. 
They generally dwell within a delicate cylinder of silk in a manner 
similar to other species of this family. The moth measures three- 
quarters of an inch across the spread wings, is a delicate lilaceous 
purple, with two spots on the front edge of the two fine lines on the 
hind wings, and the fringes a rich golden yellow. 
Remedies —As the worms feed on dry clover they must be confined 
in their operations to such unfed hay as remains over from the pre- 
