I2 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
cularia Linn., in East Aurora. This European insect appears 
to be abundant and generally established there. It is best known 
because of its annoying habits rather than on account of the injury 
it causes. It was probably introduced with infested plants and is 
another illustration of the gradual dissemination of species with 
habits which lend themselves readily to distribution through 
commercial agencies. 
Flies and other pests. The necessity of controlling these insects 
has been greatly emphasized by the extensive mobilization of troops, 
particularly as more than half of the deaths in armies during recent 
wars have resulted from diseases rather than from wounds. The 
almost constant demand for information relating to household 
insects had practically exhausted the edition of State Museum 
Bulletin 136 dealing with the Control of Flies and Other Household 
Insects, and with the above facts in mind an extended and almost | 
entirely rewritten edition entitled Household and Camp Insects, 
was issued as State Museum Bulletin 194 and widely distributed 
among sanitary officers of the army as well as to those specially 
interested in work of this kind throughout the country.’ 
Insect pest survey and information service. This special war 
activity was organized last May in cooperation with the New York 
State Food Supply Commission, the State College of Agriculture, the 
farm bureaus, the State Experiment Station, and other agencies 
cooperating with the State Entomologist. An additional stenog- 
rapher was engaged in this work from May 23d to July 31st. This 
service, since its organization and up to September rst, sent out 
729 letters, 4763 copies of circulars, 1729 copies of the fifteen weekly 
digests prepared, 1754 report blanks and 12,174 pages of circular 
matter. It has received 606 reports from over too correspondents 
located in all parts of the State, mostly representatives of the New 
York State Food Supply Commission. 
The main purpose of the survey was to secure early and accurate 
reports from all over the State, to summarize the information thus 
obtained, distribute it promptly, and thus promote the checking 
or prevention in large measure of the numerous losses naturally 
inflicted by insect pests. Particular emphasis was laid upon the 
initial signs of injury in order that the insects might be controlled 
before material damage had been inflicted. The survey was closely 
articulated with the control work in the field under the supervision of 
Messrs Crosby and Matheson of Cornell University. The more 
important crops received first attention, especially the insect enemies 
of potatoes, fruits (such as apples, pears, peaches and cherries), 
