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cal Correspondence,” published in 1846, where Saunders® states 
that Darling, in a letter to Harris, “ gives a correct account of 
the manner: in which the egg is deposited.” In 1850, in the 
New England Farmer, Harris published an account of the habits 
and ravages of this insect and the means to be used against it. 
From this time until 1869 there appears to have been nothing of 
importance published about it. In July of that year Walsh and 
Riley* published notes upon the life history of the insect, and gave 
an account of its ravages in Illinois. Since this time occasional 
references have been made, but little added to our knowledge of 
its life history and distribution. The most notable exception 
which the writer has been able to find is in a paper on “ Insects In- 
jurious to the Raspberry,” by W. Saunders, published in the An- - 
nual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario for 1873, pp. 
11-12. In this paper Mr. Saunders gives a detailed description of 
the insect in all its stages except the pupa; but does not describe 
the adult male. Full notes are also given upon its life history. 
The species probably has a wide distribution throughout the 
Eastern and Central States. It is known to oceur in southeastern 
Canada, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New 
York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. It is widely 
distributed in this State, being found on Long Island and at vari- 
ous points west along the central and southern part of the State 
nearly to the western boundary. 
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE. 
Although this insect is capable of doing serious injury, often 
occurring in sufficient numbers to nearly ruin an entire crop of 
frnit, it is not difficult to check, and hence it is of less economic 
importance than many species more difficult to control. It should 
be borne in mind, however, that it is of especial importance to 
recognize the discolorations of the leaf caused by the presence of 
3 Ont. Ent. Soc. Ann. Rpt. 1873: 11. 
4 American Entomologist, 1: 224. 
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