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favored the belief that the caterpillars, although extremely numerous 
in the fall of 1921, would be unable to survive throughout most of 
the State and this is substantiated by the practical absence the past 
season of the ear worm, except in the vicinity of New York City and 
on Long Island where it probably hibernates successfully. 
The lined corn borer, Hadena fractilinea Grote, a rela: 
tively new pest, brought to notice repeatedly in 1918 and 1919 was 
not reported during the past season. 
The grubs of the green June beetle, Allorhina nitida Linn., 
and probably those of other June beetles have caused considerable 
injury to lawns on Long Island and in the vicinity of New York 
City. Somewhat extensive patches of dead lawn were noted in New 
Rochelle. 
A large series of samples of wheat collected in different parts of 
the State were sent through the courtesy of Prof. C. R. Crosby of 
Cornell University and an examination of these showed a very scat- 
tering infestation by wheat midge, Thecodiplosis mosel- 
lana Gehin, a condition very different from that obtaining in 1918. 
The: birch’ leaf skeletonizer, Bucculatrix canaden- 
sisella Chamb., which attracted some attention in 1921, has been 
somewhat generally prevalent in the northeasten part of the State, 
many of the birches being so badly affected that most of the leaves 
turned brown and dropped in early fall. 
The white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi Peck, continues 
co be abundant and injurious in young plantings of white pine, 
the trouble being most serious in areas where the native pines 
are somewhat badly deformed due to earlier work by this insect. 
This was particularly noticeable in the northern part of the Hudscn 
valley and on the edges of the Adirondacks. 
Another European insect, Ocnerostoma piniariella 
Zeller, was brought to our notice through correspondence with Dr 
J. S. Boyce of Oregon. The general character of its work is sug- 
gestive of our native pine leaf miner, Paralechia pinifoli- 
ella Chambers. 
The interesting maple case bearer, Paraclemensia aceri- 
foliella Fitch, was locally abundant and somewhat injurious to 
sugar maples in both St Lawrence and Warren counties. 
Canker worms, probably spring canker worms mostly, Palea- 
cerita vernata Peck, defoliated a number of unsprayed orchards 
in Orleans and Genesee counties. They were also reported as 
injurious to elms in southern Westchester county. 
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