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counties of the State, not a few classing the pest as serious or even 
severe. 
This insect is closely related to the much better known onion 
maggot and cabbage maggot, two species which have unenviable 
reputations in economic literature, owing to the losses they cause. 
The flies of all three species are dull colored, about one-fifth of an 
inch long and appear much like a small housefly. The parent of the 
seed corn maggot is doubtless more generally present than has 
hitherto been supposed. It is probable that it breeds readily in 
decaying vegetable matter and that the reason the beans were 
damaged so seriously was due in large measure to the inability of 
the plants to outgrow attacks by the young maggots which began 
work on the sprouting beans and would have been practically harm- 
less under normal conditions. The most obvious preventive measures 
are to put beans and other crops, such as corn, likely to be injured 
by this insect upon moderately well-drained land and in wetter 
seasons, at least, to avoid deep planting, since it is very desirable 
when such conditions obtain for the plants to make a quick start 
and grow rapidly. Field conditions prevent the employment of 
any repellents, such as carbolic acid emulsion or sand and kerosene, 
though these may be useful in small gardens. ‘ 
Juniper plant bug (Chlorochroa uhleri Stal.). Thisisa 
large olive green stink bug easily recognized by the marginal pinkish 
markings. It has been recorded earlier (New York State Museum 
Bulletin 180, pages 70-71) as injuring sunflower seeds, green corn, 
peas while still in the pod, tomatoes, currants and blackberries. 
The insect was moderately abundant in early July in a rye field at 
Schodack, the bugs almost invariably being upon the nearly fully 
developed heads and apparently feeding. Practically the same 
conditions were observed except that the related and frequently 
associated Euschistus variolarius Pal. Beauv. was the 
more numerous in a rye field one-half of a mile west of Haystack 
station and a little south of Schuylerville. Messrs C. L. Carden 
and J. A. Holmes both stated that these bugs were sometimes very 
abundant in rye fields. This would seem to indicate that these 
large Pentatomids commonly feed upon several grains and in some 
instances may cause an appreciable amount of damage, though 
serious injury is probably very unusual. 
Japanese mealy bug (Pseudococcus comstocki Kuw.). 
This insect was exceedingly abundant on Osage orange in New 
York City last October, as indicated by specimens received from 
