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1899
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State entomologist
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BULLETIN
OF THE
New York State Museum
Frederick J. H. Merrill Director
Vol. 6 No. 31
June 1900
15th Report of the State Entomologist
ON
INJURIOUS AND OTHER INSECTS
OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK
I 899
BY
EPHRAIM PORTER FELT D. Sc.
State entomologist
ALBANY
UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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CONTENTS
PAGB
Introductory 533
Transmittal 533
General entomologic features 533
Elm leaf beetle 534
Office work 534
Publications 535
Collection of insects 535
Division library 53^
Exhibition of insects 536
Voluntary observers 537
Entomological society of Albany 537
Acknowledgments 537
Notes on injurious insects for 1899 53S
Introductory 53S
Raspberry saw fly 53S
Locust borer 539
Elm leaf beetle 539
Asparagus beetles 54°
Willow butterfly 541
Forest tent caterpillar 541
1 7 year cicada 544
Drepanosiphum acerifolii Thos 545
Experiments with arsenical poisons - 545
Voluntary entomologic service of New York state . . 549
Summaries of reports from observers.. 552
Exhibition of insects at agricultural gatherings 575
List of publications of the entomologist 588
Contributions to the collection Oct. 15, 1898-Oct. 14, 1899 600
Index 621
New York State Museum
15TH REPORT
OF THE
STATE ENTOMOLOGIST
1899
Office of State Entomologist
Albany, 14 Oct. 1899
To the Regents of the University of the State of New York
Gentlemen : I have the honor of presenting herewith my report on
the injurious and other insects of the state of New York for the year
ending Oct. 14, 1899.
General entomologic features. Excessive injuries by the forest
tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hubn. were even more
pronounced in many localities the present season than last year. On
account of this insect's appearing in force on many maples adorning
roadsides, the outbreak attracted more than the usual amount of atten-
tion and induced vigorous efforts in certain communities to prevent
serious injuries. The village authorities of Glens Falls, Saratoga Springs,
Herkimer and a few other places were obliged to fight the pest at public
expense. The closely related apple tree tent caterpillar, Clisio-
campa americana Fabr. was unusually destructive, specially in
the western part of the state. The appearance of a brood of 17
year cicadas, Cicada septendecim Linn, in the Cayuga lake
region excited considerable interest. Some attention, in an incidental
way, has been given to the distribution of certain insects believed
to be limited to the upper austral life zone. One of the most
important results of this work was to show that the 12 spotted asparagus
beetle, Crioceris 12-punctata Linn, was much more generally
distributed throughout the state than had been supposed. A personal
examination of sugar maples in Syracuse, Batavia and Leroy showed
that the sugar maple borer, Plagionotus speciosus Say, had
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been very destructive, specially in the latter place. A striking instance
of the influence of the press was seen in the great interest manifested last
summer in the so-called kissing bug, Opsicoetus personatus
Linn, a species which had hitherto attracted very little attention.
Elm leaf beetle. The serious injuries inflicted the last few years by
this imported insect, Galerucella luteola Mull, indicated the de-
sirability of educating the public more fully concerning the pest. A lec-
ture, describing local conditions and giving the methods of fighting shade
tree pests, with special reference to this insect, was delivered before the
Troy scientific association March 6. Substantially the same matter was
presented before the Albany institute April 4. In addition, a number of
short articles giving timely notice of methods of procedure against shade
tree pests were published in local papers. Though the city authori-
ties of Troy made no provision for the general spraying of trees along
the streets and in the parks, much was accomplished at private expense.
W. H. Gordinier, who the preceding season had operated a power spray-
ing outfit, prepared a second and found more calls for his services than he
could meet. Wherever spraying was timely and thorough, most excel-
lent results were obtained. It will be found that in infested localities
where no provision has been made for general spraying along the streets
and in parks, many valuable trees will be sacrificed. In all work against
the elm leaf beetle, it has been found necessary to emphasize again and
again the supreme importance of timely and thorough work. This is
specially true since the public frequently judges of the value of spraying
from that which was done by careless or ignorant persons.
Office work. The routine office work has been much heavier than
last year. An unusually large number of insects have been received
with requests for information concerning them. The inspection of nurs-
eries conducted under the supervision of the commissioner of agriculture
has led to frequent calls on this office for the identification of scale and
other insects. The entomologist has also been requested to cooperate
with that department in some experimental work and has been called on
to give advice and to revise a folder giving the formulas for insecticides.
The demand for popular information through the agricultural press has
been very gratifying and indicates a hearty appreciation of this work
among farmers. The number of letters and postal cards written has
been greater than in any previous year and amounts to 1559.
The prosecution of certain lines of field work and investigation has
been seriously curtailed by the large amount of proof reading incident to
carrying through the press in the summer a large general index of 200
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 535
pages embracing (as estimated) 38,000 references. Though this has
required an enormous amount of labor, it is believed that the office itself
will be amply repaid for the work done in the additional facilities for
referring to previous reports.
The office is fortunate in possessing two valuable assistants. C. S.
Banks, of Oswego N. Y. was graduated from the Oswego normal
school in 1896 and has taken two short courses in entomology at Cornell
university. In adddition he has studied and collected insects on his
own account for some years. Miss Margaret F. Boynton, of Lockport
N. Y. was graduated with honors from Cornell university in 1895, held
a graduate scholarship there in science during the college year 1896-97
and since then has done considerable work in natural history.
Pressure of other work has prevented the preparation of the usual
detailed notices of injurious insects observed during the year. The
scientific results of the season, aside from certain notes submitted here-
with, will be presented at some future time.
Publications. An effort has been made to send out timely infor-
mation through the press, so as to be of service in preventing injury
from insect attacks. This is of more importance than at first appears,
because many complaints are received when it is too late to apply
remedial measures. A number of circular letters were prepared and
sent to papers in localities where the insects noticed were likely to cause
damage. Remedial measures were indicated in this way for the follow-
ing insects: white-marked tussock moth, Notolophus leuco-
stigma Abb. & Sm., elm leaf beetle, Galerucella luteola Mull.,
forest tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn. and the 1 7
year cicada, Cicada septendecim Linn. Two short bulletins
were issued in April and May, one designed to encourage the study of
insects and to aid voluntary observers and the other to give popular in-
structions for controlling insect depredations on shade trees. A popular
account of several of the most important shade tree insects, illustrated
by three colored plates, has been prepared for the report of the fisheries,
forest and game commissioners. A list of the publications of the ento-
mologist, 95 in number, is given as heretofore.
Collection of insects. The additions to the state collection of
insects have been greater than in any preceding year. My assistant, Mr
Banks, has spent considerable time in the field collecting forms specially
desired. The contributions of insects from correspondents have been
larger than heretofore. The additions made by the office force have
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been mainly to the biologic collection, as it was felt that special atten-
tion to this feature was necessary. Some of the newly acquired material
has been arranged to form the exhibit noticed below. As there was no
assistant last winter, it was impossible to begin the much needed arrang-
ing and classifying of the insects in the state collection, and the numerous
duties incident to the period of greatest insect activity prevented such
work in the summer. A case containing 68 trays, made after the same
plans as those used in the United States national museum, has been
provided, together with additional shelving, and with this increased
space at disposal, it is planned to get the collection in much better shape
the coming winter.
Plans have been completed for adding to the state collection and at
the same time increasing the interest in insect life. Students in regents
high schools are allowed a nominal sum for insects sent to the state ento-
mologist in good condition, provided a certificate of actual attendance is
previously filed with him. As the plan was not made public till Septem-
ber 1, it is too early to report results.
The private collection of the late Dr J. A. Lintner is still in the office
and should be bought for the museum, as it is composed largely of native
forms from all parts of the state, besides containing many unique
specimens.
Division library. The reference library of the division is sadly lack-
ing in many valuable works, though every effort has been made to sup-
ply deficiencies. Were it not that the entomologist has enjoyed the use
of the private library of his predecessor, the literature at his command
would have been very limited. Some provision should be made to sup-
ply this vital deficiency. As Dr Lintner's library was built up largely to
supplement the volumes possessed by the state, its purchase is most
urgently recommended.
Exhibition of* insects. In my previous report the exhibition of
small insect collections at fairs, grange meetings and other places where
farmers assemble was recommended. As a beginning, a collection repre-
senting one or more of the various stages of over 100 of the more im-
portant injurious and beneficial insects was prepared and placed on
exhibition at the state fair at Syracuse and also at the Oswego county
fair. A catalogue giving briefly the leading characteristics of the various
species and outlining the treatment of those injurious, was distributed.
The interest manifested indicates the desirability of making adequate pro-
Vision not only for similar exhibitions at state and county fairs, institutes
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 537
and other gatherings, but also for a complete collection of the injurious
and beneficial insects, which should be maintained as one of the perma-
nent exhibits of the museum. Such collections are educators of the
greatest value to the agriculturist, who in no better manner can become
familiar with the habits of the important insect pests he must fight. A
more detailed account of the exhibit at Syracuse will be found on subse-
quent pages.
Voluntary observers. A corps of voluntary observers in entomol-
ogy was established for the purpose of bringing the entomologist into
closer relations with the public and also to facilitate the gathering of
information ; for the reception of weekly reports during the growing
season from all sections of the state could but result in bringing together
many important facts. The value of the service will be enhanced as the
work continues, for many of the previous records concerning some of our
more common injurious insects are remarkable either for their scarcity or
vagueness. There are now 43 observers, representing 39 counties.
Most of the reports submitted are valuable, while a few could hardly be
improved on. As the purpose of the service becomes better understood,
it is expected that more effective work will be accomplished. A sum-
mary of the work of this organization will be found on subsequent
pages.
Entomological society of Albany. The organization of a local
entomologic society, though in no way officially connected with the
division, is worthy of mention, because it is an effort to quicken a home
interest in this important branch of natural history. The society was
organized May 19, now has an active membership of 23, and gives
promise of awaking considerable interest in insect life. In order to
encourage this movement, the facilities of the office are placed at the
disposal of the society and its members, provided there is no interference
with official duties.
Acknowledgments. The thanks of the entomologist for aid ren-
dered are due to other workers along the same lines, particularly to those
connected with the United States department of agriculture, who have
most obligingly complied with every request. The hearty support and
encouragement given by the regents have done much to make the work
of the year successful, and it is with the greatest pleasure that I acknowl-
edge the same.
Respectfully submitted
Kphraim Porter Felt
State entomologist
53^ NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
NOTES ON INJURIOUS INSECTS FOR 1899
Several insects have appeared in unusual numbers or have attacked crops
not previously affected by them. The unusual abundance of the milk-
weed butterfly, Anosia plexippus Linn, may be mentioned, and
of the harvest fly, Cicada tibicen Linn. The destructive work on
sugar beets of the red-headed flea beetle, Systena frontalis
Foerst. is noteworthy. The beetles had evidently bred beside a large
field in Syracuse N. Y. where they were found in great numbers at the
time of my visit to the locality, and from there had invaded the patch,
giving it a brownish, ragged appearance. The pest was quickly con-
quered by spraying with paris green. In a few places in the central parts of
the state, American elms suffered severely from the larvae of a flea beetle,
Disonycha triangularis Say, which devoured the lower epider-
mis of the leaves. In August the foliage of these trees presented the dried,
brown appearance so familiar in the Hudson river valley in connection
with the attacks of the imported elm leaf beetle, Galerucella
luteola Mull. The pea crop on Long Island was ruined in places
by the attacks of a plant louse, since named Nectarophora
destructor Johns. One grower lost 20 acres and another 14
through the work of this pest. Another insect which attracted much
notice last summer was the so-called kissing bug, which in this state
must be considered the masked bedbug hunter, Opsicoet'us per-
son a t u s Linn. Undoubtedly some persons were bitten by this insect,
but many of the newspaper stories rested on a very slender foundation
in fact, at least so far as the identity of the creature was concerned.
Raspberry saw fly. The pale green, spiny larvae of this insect,
Monophadnoides rubi Harr. were received from Newark, Wayne
co. with the statement by C. H. Stuart that they had been very injurious
to raspberry plants. He wrote as follows : "The leaves of the infested
patch looked today [June 10] like those of a badly infested currant bush.
There is hardly a leaf in the field without several holes in it, and most of
the older leaves are eaten to threads." At Oneida, Madison co. two
acres were defoliated by this insect, as I was informed by J. T. Thompson.
They had occurred in small numbers the preceding season in the latter
locality. The badly eaten raspberry leaves received the latter part of
May from Mrs H. E. Robinson, of North Nassau, Rensselaer co. had
probably suffered from an attack of the same insect, though no larvae
were found on those submitted for examination.
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Locust borer (Cyllene robiniae Foerst.) Some half dozen
of the pretty beetles belonging to this species were received September
20 from J. H. West of Poughkeepsie N. Y., with the information that
they had practically destroyed a very handsome young locust tree,
which to within two years had been in excellent condition. The attack
was first observed in the early fall of 1897. The trunk, about 6 inches
in diameter, was full of holes to within 15 or 20 feet from the ground
and " the outside was covered with these bugs to the top." The tree
was treated with benzine and washed several times with a stream from a
hose. Last year no insects were noticed, but for the past few weeks the
beetles have been very abundant. Several limbs and one of the two
main trunks were so badly riddled with burrows that they broke with
their own weight. A portion of the infested tree, which came to hand
later, showed that the above account was not an exaggerated one. The
interior of the branch, one of the best on the tree, was badly honey-
combed with burrows and here and there, where the beetles had emerged,
the bark was badly undermined and perforated. The tree had evidently
been oviposited on freely, as irregular clusters of ovoid white eggs,
about ~ inch long and 7 X 3 inch in diameter, were found in cavities beside
some burrows, and single eggs, tucked in longitudinal crevices of the
young bark, were numerous.
Elm leaf beetle. In Albany, Troy and vicinity this pest, Galeru-
cella luteola Mull, has been as injurious as in preceding years,
except where it has been controlled by spraying with arsenites. As it
has established itself in force at Worcester Mass. and in a number of towns
in the same county, all of which are probably within the transition life zone
it is very likely that in the course of time this beetle will make its way over
a much larger portion of the state of New York than it has hitherto been
supposed the insect could occupy. But I have yet to learn of its establish-
ing itself in territory in this state outside the upper austral life zone,
though it probably will, if it can exist in the places named in Massachu-
setts. In both Albany and Troy large amounts of arsenate of lead have
been used with most excellent results, when the applications have been
timely and thorough. W. H. Swift & Co.'s prepared paste was used at
the rate of 4 pounds to 200 gallons of water. In Troy over 1500 pounds
of this insecticide was applied to the trees, and the person using it was
highly pleased with the results, specially as the poison was found in the
autumn on fallen leaves last sprayed May 22. Probably an
equal amount was used in Albany. Troy furnishes an interesting exam-
ple of what the elm leaf beetle can do. Its ravages there have been
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even worse than in Albany, and yet the city authorities did nothing to
check it, except some spraying in public parks. The direct result of
severe and general injury to the trees was a great demand for spraying
apparatus operated by skilled men. One individual fitted up two power
spraying outfits of a most approved type, beginning operations with the
first last summer and with the second the present season. He has had
more work than he could attend to, and it is to be presumed that he has
lost no money in running them.
Asparagus beetles (Crioceris asparagi, Linn., C. 12-
punctata Linn.) It has been my conviction for some time that the
common asparagus beetle was more generally distributed in the state
than is shown by previous records. The attention of voluntary
observers was called to this insect and specimens were received from
several localities. Last spring the 12 spotted form was taken in two or
three places about Albany, and this, in connection with its occurrence
near Rochester for a number of years, its discovery near Buffalo last
year and at East Amherst and Newark the present season would indicate
that this form has also attained quite a general distribution. Personal
observations have enabled me to locate both of these insects in several
places where they have hitherto been unrecorded. Crioceris
asparagi is now known to occur in the following localities : Albany
county, Albany, Menands ; Dutchess county, Poughkeepsie ; Erie
county, Buffalo, East Amherst ; Essex county, Ticonderoga ;
Genesee county, Batavia, Leroy; Greene county, Athens, Catskill ;
Livingston county, Geneseo; Madison county, Lebanon, Oneida; Monroe
county, Brighton ; Oneida county, Maynard, Vernon, Whitesboro ;
Onondaga county, Syracuse; Ontario county, Geneva; Orange county,
Cornwall, Westpoint; Oswego county, Oswego, Oswego Center; Putnam
county, Garrisons ; Rensselaer county, Troy ; Saratoga county,
Mechanicville ; Ulster county, Kingston ; Wayne county, Clyde,
Newark; Yates county, Crosby. Crioceris 12-punctata is
known to occur in the following localities : Albany county, Albany ; Erie
county, Buffalo, East Amherst; Genesee county, Batavia, Leroy; Kings
county, Brooklyn ; Monroe county, Brighton ; Onondaga county,
Syracuse; Oswego county, Oswego Center; Queens county, Glendale,
Richmond Hill; Tompkins county, Ithaca; Wayne county, Newark;
Yates county, Crosby. Dr James Fletcher, entomologist of the Central
experimental farm of Canada, informs me that both species of asparagus
beetles are abundant in the Niagara district and as far back as Hamilton,
Ontario.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 54I
The common asparagus beetle is probably well distributed over Long
Island and the 12 spotted form occurs there. From the records at
hand, it appears probable that the common asparagus beetle has
established itself in all sections of the state included in the upper austral
life zone. The 12 spotted form has been found in as widely separated
localities in the western part of the state as the other species, and it
will probably invade all territory now occupied by C. a s p a r a g i , if
it has not done so to a large extent already. As the presence of
C. 1 2-punctata at Glendale and Richmond Hill for at least four
years has been known to L. H. Joutel, who kindly gave me these locali-
ties and informed me that it was common about Brooklyn, it is very
probable that this species has obtained a rather general distribution over,
at least the western end of Long Island. Dr L. O. Howard has lately
added to the list of localities the following : Chemung county, Elmira ;
Monroe county, Penfield; Ontario county, Geneva; Suffolk county,
Riverhead.
Willow butterfly. The caterpillars of this species, Euvanessa
antiopa Linn, have been objects of more complaints than usual and
doubtless were more injurious to elms than they had been for some time.
The offenders were members of the first brood and were noticed mostly in
early June. At Glens Falls, C. L. Williams reports that the caterpillars
were widely distributed over the village and were doing some damage.
They were received from Rhoda Thompson of Ballston Spa with the
complaint that they were doing considerable injury. From Crosby,
Yates co. Cyrus Crosby sent examples and said that they were stripping
elms. From Port Jervis came a similar complaint by J. M. Dolph
regarding a black caterpillar, probably this species, that was defoliat-
ing Carolina poplars. The insect was very abundant in Albany and
many caterpillars were killed by persons connected with the public
parks. This species was also received from Troy, Sandyhill, Palatine
Bridge, Chatham, Binghamton N. Y. and Clinton Mass. In each case
the abundance of the caterpillars had attracted the sender's attention.
They were undoubtedly more abundant than usual and caused con-
siderable injury in many localities, but as they are gregarious in habit
damage done by them is much more apparent than that produced by
species which feed singly.
Forest tent caterpillar. The ravages of this insect, Clisio-
campa disstria Hubn. probably never excited more interest in this
state than during the present season. Not only were large numbers of trees
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defoliated in many parts of the state, but the pests were present in force
on shade trees in the streets of many villages, and by dropping on
passers, crawling under foot, occupying piazzas and sides of houses, brought
themselves to the attention of many who would otherwise have been
indifferent to their presence. The loss suffered through this pest last
summer can never be expressed in exact figures, but, when it is remem-
bered that these caterpillars inflicted severe injuries in about half of the
counties in the state, in not a few instances defoliating tracts of many
acres in extent, it is seen at once that the total damage inflicted must be
enormous. Outbreaks of this insect are more or less local, and usually do
not last more than two to four years in a place, hence in some sections the
pest was much more injurious than in previous years, while in others it was
not as abundant. From Otsego county came as distressing reports as from
any place. The following is from a letter by Rev. H. U. Swinnerton, of
Cherry Valley : " Stopping trains is not a circumstance to what we have
here in the way of stopping things with worms. We would stop the
progress of the age, if it got across the way our worms were going."
He then proceeds to narrate how, because of the abundance of the
caterpillars, the train he was aboard was stalled three times between
two stations about eight miles apart. Delaware county appears to
have suffered very much, as the pest has been in certain localities
for the past two years. H. E. Wilford of Andes writes : " We are being
devoured ... by maple worms. Can you give us any assistance?'*
Dr J. N. Wright of Grand Gorge informed me that the forest worm
was making bad work with the maples in his vicinity, and requested
information regarding the pest. In many parts of Greene county this
insect was very destructive. In Lewis county C. C. Merriam of Lyon
Falls writes that the forest worms are worse than he had ever seen them
in his life. Many similar expressions could be taken from the letters of
correspondents living in other parts of the state. During the latter part
of May and in early June a large amount of the correspondence of the
office related to this pest. Had it not been for most energetic efforts
on the part of both local authorities and private parties, a large pro-
portion of the thousands of sugar maples adorning the village of Saratoga
Springs would have been defoliated. So serious was the situation that a
special circular was issued and distributed through the village, in order
to place in the hands of every person concise directions for controlling
the pests. Shade trees in Albany, Schenectady and other cities and
towns along the Mohawk river were attacked, and in a number of
instances the trees were stripped of leaves. In certain towns 10 cents a
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quart was offered for all cocoons collected. As a result"i35o quarts
were bought by the village authorities of Glens Falls, 744 by Saratoga
Springs, 450 by Mohawk, and reports of similar action in several other
places also came to me.
An examination of trees in infested localities has shown that many
egg clusters can not be collected to good advantage as they are
frequently found 20 to 50 feet from the ground. But as a large pro-
portion of the eggs occur on twigs within 20 or 30 feet of the ground,
something can be accomplished in winter by cutting off the infested
twigs where accessible and burning the egg clusters, specially if the trees
are not very large. But in the case of good sized maples, it is very
doubtful if this could be done to advantage, and even with moderate
sized trees there would probably be enough inaccessible egg belts near
the top to stock the trees with a host the coming spring. At best, the
collection of eggs of this species can hardly be regarded as more than
one of several repressive measures, no one of which can be depended
on in itself to prevent serious injury. The egg belts can be seen best
on a bright day and if there is a little snow, it will be easier to find all
cut twigs dropped to the ground. The collection and burning of the
eggs is necessary in order to insure thorough work. A long handled
pruning hook is of great service in cutting off the infested twigs.
As soon as the presence of the young caterpillars (indicated by the
thinness of the foliage of the upper branches) is detected, much can be
accomplished by crushing them as they collect on the limbs or by dis-
lodging them with a brush or torch. If the latter is used, care must be
exercised not to injure the tree. Many caterpillars can be jarred from
the tree by using padded mallets or even violent shaking will cause some
to drop. Driving the caterpillars from the trees by jarring or otherwise,
must be followed by some means of preventing their ascent. A band of
cotton batting eight to 10 inches wide tied tightly in the middle around
the trunk and the upper portion turned down over the string and allowed
to hang loosely is a difficult obstacle for caterpillars to surmount, so long
as it remains dry. Wide bands of paper coated with tar or of sticky fly
paper will also prevent the pests from ascending for a time. A band com-
posed of equal parts of lard and sulfur is said to be an effective barrier.
In one locality bands of cottolene were used to prevent the caterpillars
from climbing trees. When the pests are abundant, it will not do to
depend entirely upon shaking and bands, the dropping creatures must be
collected on sheets spread under the trees before they are jarred and
then killed, or crushed as they collect under the bands. Nothing but
544 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
most vigorous methods will protect badly infested trees from severe
injury. The masses of caterpillars found on the larger limbs and on the
trunk can be crushed in large numbers with a stiff broom or thickly
gloved hands. A more agreeable method is to spray these clusters with
kerosene emulsion or with whale oil soap solution (one pound to four
gallons), or to pour boiling water over them.
This pest can be controlled by spraying with arsenical poisons where
the trees are not too large for the apparatus at hand. If the caterpillars
are nearly full grown and many are crawling to the sprayed trees from
others, it is perfectly possible that all the foliage will be devoured before
the pests have eaten enough poison to kill them, but under most condi-
tions there need be little fear of the arsenical spray proving ineffectual if
it is properly applied. The cost attendant upon this method will lead
people to depend largely on other means.
After the damage has been done, many of the insects are within man's
power and can be killed in their cocoons. From about the middle to
the last of June thousands of cocoons can be collected with but little
labor and if this is done opportunity should be given the beneficial
parasites to escape before the cocoons are destroyed. Every healthy
female pupa killed means one less egg mass to produce its approximately
150 or 200 hungry caterpillars another season.
It is believed that by fighting this insect in the egg, caterpillar and
pupa states our shade trees can be preserved from serious injury. Native
birds should be protected in all localities and, specially in forests, they
must be our principal allies in subduing this terrible pest. Robins,
orioles, chipping sparrows, cat birds, cuckoos, red eyed, white eyed and
warbling vireos, cedar birds and nuthatches have been observed feeding
on this insect by Caroline G. Soule. E. H. Forbush, ornithologist
to the state board of agriculture of Massachusetts has kindly supplied me
with the following list of birds observed feeding on forest tent caterpillars :
oriole, black billed cuckoo, yellow billed cuckoo, crow, blue jay, redstart,
nuthatch, woodthrush, chewink, black and white creeper, red eyed vireo,
flicker and scarlet tanager. V. H. Lowe has observed the black capped
chickadee feeding on the eggs. Prof. C. M. Weed states that the robin,
chipping sparrow, yellow bird and English sparrow feed on the moths.
17 year cicada. Considerable interest was manifested in the
appearance in the western part of the state of brood 19 of Cicada
septendecim Linn. The following list of localities, incomplete
though it be, is given as a matter of record. Cayuga county : the cicada
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 545
was reported very abundant at Union Springs by J.Jay Barden and as
present at Auburn by Joseph Foord. Much damage was said to have
been caused in the former locality, but later this report was modified as
the injury proved to be less than was at first supposed. Livingston
county: W. R. Houston reported the cicada to be in numbers at
Geneseo, present at Groveland and very abundant at Avon. Monroe
county: Lewis Hooker found it at Rochester and M. S. Baxter sent in
specimens from Penfield. Onondaga county: Miss A. M. Armstrong
found it in large numbers at Syracuse. Yates county : Cyrus Crosby
reported the cicada present in greater or less numbers at Dresden.
Bellona, Long Point and Mays Mill.
Drepanosiphum acerifolii Thos. The drouth, specially in the
western part of the state, has apparently been very favorable to this
beautiful species. At Onondaga Valley, Syracuse, in early September
many maple leaves had fallen, those in the upper portions of the trees were
badly curled and much honeydew was seen on the foliage. The trees
proved to be badly infested with this plant louse, which was doubtless at
least partly responsible for the bad condition of the trees. At Batavia
many infested maples were seen but the injury was not so great as at
Syracuse. The work of this species was also observed at Amsterdam
and in Albany, but it was doing less damage in the latter place. A few
Syrphid larvae were found on the infested trees.
Experiments with arsenical poisons. Comparative experiments
with a few of the more important arsenical poisons were conducted last
spring in connection with field observations. Vigorous elm leaf beetles,
Galerucella luteola Mull., were collected May 4 and 10 placed
in each of six breeding cages. All were provided with twigs of English
elm bearing tender leaves. The ends of the twigs were placed in small
bottles of water in order to keep the foliage fresh. All were treated
alike, except that the leaves in cages no. 1-5 were thoroughly sprayed
with poisons as given in the table below. An atomizer was used for
spraying and whenever it was found necessary to renew the leaves,
because of their wilted condition, the foliage was treated as at first and
the spray allowed to dry before the fresh food was placed in the cage.
This prevented any disturbance in feeding owing to the leaves being
wet. In starting the experiment, the sprayed leaves were placed in the
cages wet because that would be their condition after spraying outdoors,
though in most cases the water would evaporate much more quickly
than in the cages.
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EXPERIMENTS WITH
DATE
PARIS GREEN, 1 LB. to 100 GAL.
35 OR. TO 2 QTS (1)
LONDON PURPLE, 1 LB. TO 100 GAL.
35 GR. TO 2 QTS (2)
PARAGRENE, 1 LB. TO 100 GAL.
35 GR. TO 2 QTS (3)
1899
My 4
5
Leaves sprayed about 4.45
p. m.
Leaves sprayed about 4.45
p. m.
Leaves sprayed about 4.45
p. m.
A number of holes have al-
ready been eaten in the
leaves.
Beetles apparently have eaten
nothing.
A few beetles on the leaves
but no signs of feeding.
C
Beetles have fed quite a
little, spray nearly dry.
Beetles have not fed so much
as in no. 1, leaves wet with
spray.
Beetles have fed little, spray
nearly dry.
7
Beetles feeding freely, one
on its back and just alive,
spray has dried.
Beetles have apparently fed
but little, 2 dead, spray has
dried.
Beetles fed some, spray dry.
Leaves eaten less than in
either no. 1 or 2.
8
3.55
p.m.
Beetles feeding rather freely,
1 dead.
More foliage was eaten than
in other cages with poi-
soned leaves. 1 nearly
dead, but 8 found. Fresh
leaves supplied.
3 dead, but little eaten appar-
ently.
Very little of the old foliage
eaten, beetles possibly may
have died from other causes
than poison. Fresh leaves
supplied.
1 dead, leaves apparently
eaten but little.
Old leaves eaten but little.
Fresh leaves supplied.
9
Considerable eaten, 2 dead, 1
nearly so.
Beetles feeding considerably.
Considerable eaten.
10
1.30
p.m.
4 dead, remainder feeding
freely.
2 dead, others feeding freely.
3 dead, others still feeding.
11
1 dead, remaining one on
leaf.
1 nearly dead.
2 dead, 3 nearly so.
12
1 dead.
3 dead.
4 dead.
13
14
15
16
17
18
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ELM LEAF BEETLE
547
LEAD ARSENATE, 11 OZ. LEAD
ACETATE, 4 OZ. SODA ARSEN-
ATE TO 40 GAL.
60 GR. LEAD ACETATE, 22 GR.
SODA ARSENATE TO 2 QTS (4)
LEAD ARSENATE, 11 OZ. LEAD
ACETATE, 4 OZ. SODA ARSENATE
TO 80 GAL.
30 GR. LEAD ACETATE, 11 GR.
SODA ARSENATE TO 2 QTS (5)
CHECK CAGE FREE FROM POISON
(6)
Leaves sprayed about 4.45 p. m.
Leaves sprayed about 4.45 p.m.
Leaves sprayed about 4.45 p. m.
Leaves eaten about as much as
in no. 5. Most of the beetles
on the leaves.
A little more feeding has been
done than in no. 1 and more
beetles are on the leaves.
The beetles ate considerably
more than any on poisoned
leaves. As the sprayed foliage
is still wet, this has probably
discouraged feeding.
Beetles feeding considerably.
1 lot of eggs, spray dry.
Beetles feeding considerably
(not quite as much as in no.
4), leaves still wet in places.
Beetles feeding readily. Have
eaten considerably more than
in other lots.
Beetles feeding readily, 3 loose
eggs on bottom of jar.
Beetles feeding considerably
(little less than in no. 4),
spray has dried.
Beetles feeding much more
than those on poisoned foli-
age.
Leaves eaten considerably,
rather dry.
Old leaves removed and ex-
amination shows that they
have been eaten but little.
Fresh leaves supplied.
Leaves eaten considerably,
food becoming dry.
Fresh leaves supplied. An ex-
amination of the foliage
shows that a relatively small
proportion of the old was
eaten.
Leaves much more eaten than
those poisoned.
Considerable eaten.
Beetles have eaten more than
in no. 1-4.
Beetles eating much more than
in no. 1-5.
1 dead, others on f oliage.whieh
has wilted. Leaves eaten
considerably, fresh supplied
at 4 p. m.
Beetles have eaten considera-
ble.
Fresh food supplied at 4 p. m.
Beetles eating much more than
in no. 1^1 and rather more
than no. 5. But 9 beetles,
fresh food supplied at 3.15, 3
egg clusters containing about
60 eggs found.
Leaves eaten considerably,
beetles all on the foliage.
2 nearly dead, others feeding
some.
Beetles feeding some on fresh
foliage.
1 dead, others appear sick.
Considerable eaten,
3 dead, 3 nearly so, others
feeding.
Beetles feeding freely, 1 clus-
ter of eggs.
2 dead, 2 nearly so. Leaves
eaten considerably. Fresh
food supplied at 5 p. m.
2 dead, 1 nearly so. Foliage
apparently not eaten much.
Fresh food supplied at 5 p. m.,
but 3 beetles.
1 dead, 2 nearly so. Leaves
eaten some at 3.30 p. m.
1 dead, 1 apparently sick, but
little feeding at 3.30 p. m.
2 dead.
1 nearly dead.
1 dead.
1 dead.
1 dead. Food in bad condi-
tion, as they had received
no fresh leaves since the 10th.
Last one sickly.
1 practically dead.
1 dead.
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The above record shows that arsenate of lead is slower in action than
either of the other poisons and that . in this experiment the smaller
amount of the arsenate was fully as effective as the larger. Examina-
tions showed that apparently more of the foliage was eaten in no. 5 than
in no. 4, and if that be the case, the apparent anomaly may be explained,
as the beetles in no. 5 probably got a fatal dose as soon as those in no. 4,
in spite of the fact that in no. 4 the poison was double strength. Though
the arsenate of lead operates more slowly, it was clearly shown by last
summer's experience in the field that when the application was thorough
and timely, shade trees suffered very little from attacks by the elm leaf
beetle, and as this poison remains an indefinite time on the foliage it can
hardly be surpassed as a substance for controlling such an insect as this
elm pest, which feeds for a considerable part of the growing season.
The following record of an experiment with nearly full grown forest
tent caterpillars shows that this species can be controlled with a poisonous
spray even when the caterpillars are full grown. It also illustrates the
effective, though somewhat slower action of arsenate of lead.
EXPERIMENTS WITH FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR
1899
June 6
Five caterpillars were put in a jar
with maple leaves sprayed with 1 lb.
paris green to 200 gal. water.
Five caterpillars were put in a jar
with leaves sprayed with 4 oz. soda
arsenate and 11 oz. lead acetate to
160 gal.
8
2 dead, 1 apparently dying, leaves
comparatively fresh. Caterpillars
have fed considerably.
1 nearly dead, caterpillars have fed
only a little.
9
1 lively, 1 spun up, 1 nearly dead,
leaves much wilted.
1 dead, leaves much wilted.
10
Freshly sprayed leaves were supplied.
1 spun up. Freshly sprayed leaves
were supplied.
12
2 dead.
1 dead, 1 lively, 1 spun up.
Moth never emerged.
Moths never emerged.
Some maple trees in Albany badly infested with forest tent caterpillars
were sprayed on May 22 with W. H. Swift & Co.'s preparation of
arsenate of lead and on the 27th dead caterpillars were abundant on the
trees and around the base of the trunks, a striking illustration of the
effectiveness of this poison. Further, I have elm leaves which were last
sprayed May 22 and on October 25, after they had fallen, the poison was
found in considerable quantity on them, showing the adhesiveness of the
preparation.
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VOLUNTARY ENTOMOLOGIC SERVICE OF
NEW YORK STATE
The establishment of this service was the result of the conviction that
the office should be brought into closer relations with the public it is
designed to serve, and that, if properly managed, such an organization
would result in bringing together much valuable information. It was
the aim not only to obtain facts of immediate value, that is, those
relating to the destructiveness of a pest, its occurrence in numbers, etc.
but also to begin records which in the course of time would prove of
great service in determining to some extent the causes governing the
distribution of insects and their relative abundance, or effecting changes
in habit.
A circular letter was prepared in the winter months and sent to parties
in all sections of the state. It outlined the work as follows :
To all interested in entomology :
New York state with its enormous and varied agricultural interests
suffers immense losses yearly from the depredations of insects. Its large
area renders it impossible for one man, or even a moderate force of men,
to observe properly the many insects within its borders, and warn the
inhabitants of threatened loss by their attacks. In order to bring this
office into closer relations with the public and render it of greater practical
value, it is desired to establish an auxiliary force of voluntary observers
who will serve without pay, and send short reports to the state ento-
mologist weekly during the growing season and less frequently at other
times. Though few entomologists will be able to take up this work,
many valuable facts regarding the relative abundance of insects, the
extent of their depredations, the effect of climate, soil and altitude, the
distribution and spread of insect pests, etc., may be collected from all
sections of the state. As necessity arises, directions will be issued in
regard to what insects should be looked for and where the observations
should be made.
Voluntary observers will be appointed by the regents on the recom-
mendation of the state entomologist, and will receive copies of future
state entomologic publications. Each person will be given due credit
in these publications for all his observations and contributions of speci-
mens, and in the course of a year should learn many valuable facts, as
all inquiries for further information concerning an insect or in regard to
its identity will be cheerfully answered. Those wishing to join in this
volunteer service are respectfully requested to communicate at once with
the undersigned, and, as an earnest of what may be expected in the
future, to send in a few of their more important observations on insects
of last year. All observations should be recorded, as they are always of
value, and the absence of records is difficult to supply in later years.
Soon after the appointments are made, appropriate stationery will be sent
to those selected.
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The plan offers present correspondents the advantage that it will
systemize their work and increase the interest of all in the important
study of applied or economic entomology. If the recipient of this com-
munication does not care to undertake personal observations, he is
requested to place it in the hands of one who will be interested in taking
part in the service.
It was the intention to have approximately one observer in each county,
though it was by no means expected that every county would be repre-
sented. From the list of applicants, the appointment of 39 persons
representing 33 counties was recommended April 19. This number was
augmented by the subsequent appointment of eight others and in turn
was reduced by the resignation of four. One resigned on the receipt of
the stationery, on account of its appearing too official. Another was
forced to give up the work before its inception, because of a severe illness,
and two others found themselves unable to comply with the requirements
from pressure of other duties. On May 16 a circular letter with copies
of bulletin 26 was mailed to 42 observers. The following extracts from
the letter are given to show the general scope of the work :
To voluntary observers :
It is not expected that many will have time to prepare long reports.
I desire specially to gather in brief form the observations and experiences
of practical men with insects. Under no circumstances, omit the weekly
report during the growing season, for even negative results have value.
It is most desirable that the reports should be regular and received in
Albany about the same time, so that they may be collated and the
more valuable facts made known. For this reason each observer is urged
to mail his report every Wednesday or Thursday in- order that it may be
received at the office on Friday of each week. 10 stamped envelops,
with paper, are sent herewith and more will be supplied as needed.
The matter of more general interest in the reports will be brought
together in brief form and supplied to agricultural papers, each observer
receiving full credit for his work. For the most part, give attention to
species of economic importance, such as those injuring plants of value,
annoying live stock or proving a nuisance in the household. Inquiries
regarding insects will be welcomed and answered as fully as -practicable.
In most cases the reports will be more valuable if accompanied by
specimens of the insect or its work, preferably both. Useful hints for
collecting and observing insects will be found in Museum bulletin 26,
mailed under separate cover. The species mentioned under " Distribu-
tion of insects " are of special interest and should receive close observa-
tion from every fruit grower and farmer.
Finally, do not become discouraged if at first there appears little that
is new or of interest, but record what is seen, because one object of this
organization is to ascertain actual facts regarding insect life. In time the
eye will become trained and many things, hitherto unnoticed, will be
observed, and much of this will be of considerable value not only to the
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 55 1
scientist and the public, but to the observer. Though the appointments
were unfortunately delayed longer than was desired, it is a decided
advantage to begin such work when there is plenty to see.
In work of this nature it is difficult to make definite statements
regarding the value of the service. There are now 43 observers on the
list, representing 39 counties. If we summarize the work to Saturday,
August 12, since which date there has been relatively little to report on
account of the dry weather and the natural partial cessation of insect
activities, a total of 200 reports have been received, a little over 13 for
each of the 13 weeks, or an average for each observer, if we deduct the
names of those who for some cause have failed to send in one report, of
five each. On looking over the record it will be found that three observers
have submitted but one report during the season ; four, two reports ; four,
three reports ; and six, four reports. Though these numbers are low for
a period of 13 weeks, it must be remembered that this is a voluntary
service on the part of the individual and in some instances was under-
taken simply to help on what was regarded as a good work. During
this period some have been ill, others have changed their plans and have
found themselves away from home much more than was expected in the
early spring. A few have sent in reports only when they saw something,
and I have been assured from certain localities that no injurious insects
had proved troublesome. While an entomologist, who had the training
and the leisure to look for insects, would find much of interest, the case is
by no means the same when a busy man undertakes the task with little
or no previous training. Though a number have sent in relatively few
reports, others have been most faithful and have proved themselves
valuable agents. During this period, two observers sent in n reports;
two, 10; and three, nine. As is well known to naturalists, the value of
the report lies in its contents and not in its length. In this respect, most of
the reports have averaged very well, while those of a few observers could
hardly be improved. Abridged summaries of the reports received from
the voluntary observers have been printed weekly in the Country gentle-
man, published at Albany, and almost weekly in the New York farmer,
published at Port Jervis. Copies of the earlier summaries were sent to
several other agricultural papers having a circulation in New York state,
but, as they did not care to use the matter, no more were sent to them.
In summarizing, it will be interesting to see how the establishment of
the organization has accomplished the desired ends. The correspondence
of the office has been very much larger the present season than in any
since my connection with it. Some of the increase was undoubtedly due
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to other causes, but a considerable proportion, aside from correspondence
with the observers themselves, I attribute to the activity of the voluntary-
observers in advising others where to apply for information. One man
has been particularly active in this respect. It has been a source of
gratification to note that almost every outbreak of injurious insects in the
state has at some time or other been brought to my notice through the
voluntary observers, even though my first knowledge of it may have
come through other channels. I must add that in every instance the
reports of these agents have been conservative and trustworthy, so far as
I know. Toward the latter part of the summer the observers got hold
of the idea much better than earlier, and the later reports have main-
tained a higher average. It is yet early to state much as to the value of
the reports in settling questions regarding influences affecting insects.
That can be determined only by observations extending through a series
of years. But from what is at hand, it seems very probable that our ex-
pectations in that respect will not be disappointed.
For some reason or other, nothing was heard from three persons after
they had been appointed voluntary observers. They are F. Johnson,
Westfield, Chautauqua co., R. R. Livingston^ Cheviot, Columbia co.,
and F. B. Lester, Westport, Essex co. Summaries of the reports received
from the other observers are given below.
Summaries of reports
The names inserted in brackets indicate determinations by the ento-
mologist. The others are presumably correct except where questioned.
The dates given after the records are those of the reception of the reports,
and are from one to three days later than the writing of the report.
Albany county (E. T. Schoonmaker, Cedarhill) — Cicada [C.
t i b i c e n ] has appeared in limited numbers. Imported cabbage worms
[Pieris rapae] numerous and destructive. July 17. Katydids have
appeared this week, cicadas are more numerous. Aug. 8. Second
brood of Colorado potato beetles [Doryphora io-l i n e a t a ] have
appeared in limited numbers. Plant lice are doing considerable injury
to elm leaves. Aug. 21. Harvest fly [Cicada tibicen] is still
heard. Fall web worms [Hyphantria cuneaj are plenty and
doing some damage. Striped black walnut caterpillar [ ? D a t a n a
species] is causing some injury. Sep. 5.
Broome county (J. Mace Smith, Binghamton) — Apple tree tent
caterpillar [Clisiocampa americana] is exceedingly abundant
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 553
and has done very much damage where the trees have been left to them-
selves. Forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa dis stria] relatively-
scarce. In a few instances the leaves of currant bushes are nearly
destroyed by plant lice [Myzus ribis]. June 3. Apple tree tent
caterpillars have spun their cocoons. The birds have been very indus-
triously destroying them, specially the wax wing, which more than all
others seemed to have no other business on hand. Willow butterfly
larvae, Euvanessa antiopa, have done some damage to elms
and have stripped leaves from single limbs but in no case more. June
19. Potato beetles [Doryphora 10-lineata] are fewer in
number than for years and are consequently doing less damage. Squash
bug [Anasa tristis] and striped cucumber beetle [ Diabrotica
v i 1 1 a t a ] have been less injurious than usual. July 7. Since July 15
I have found many egg masses of the apple tree tent caterpillar and of
the forest tent caterpillar that had been destroyed by insects, but have
been unable to find the one doing it. The caterpillar of the cabbage
butterfly [Pieris rapae] is as destructive as ever. Aug. 8.
Cayuga county (Joseph Foord& Sons, Auburn) — Cicadas [Cicada
septendecimj are here in our vicinity. They were discovered
June 5. [On this latter date J. Jay Barden reported the same insect in
vast numbers at Union Springs] June 9. Larvae of[Schizura
unicornis] are attacking plum trees in this vicinity. Aug. 29.
Columbia county (G. T. Powell, Ghent) — There has been an entire
absence of pear psylla [P.pyricola] in my orchard, though I
have been obliged to fight it for the past 10 years, losing 700 trees and
10 crops of fruit. Apple tree tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa
americana] is not so numerous as usual ; spraying with arsenic is
very effectual. Apple. aphis [Aphis mali] is serious on young
trees but can be controlled by spraying with kerosene and water. The
bud moth [Tmetocera ocellana] is the worst pest of the
season. Pear midge [Diplosis pyrivora] is found in every
Lawrence pear. We send men into these trees and cut off the pears
and burn them. May 24. Apple aphis is persistent on young trees,
cherry aphis [Myzus cerasi] is developing. Forest tent cater-
pillars [Clisiocampa disstria] have shown a wonderful increase
in the past week. They are infesting the maples specially, but are
numerous on elm, larch, apple, pear, oak and ash trees. June 6.
Striped squash beetle [Diabrotica vittata] has made havoc
with squashes, melons and cucumbers. An application of lime and
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arsenic has served to keep them off the leaves but they go into the
ground and attack the stalk. Squash bugs [Anasa tristis] are
also abundant. Four lined leaf bug [Poecilocapsus lineatus]
is doing much damage to currants, specially to young plants. June 15.
Wire worms have been very destructive the past two weeks to cabbage
and cauliflower. No evidence of second brood of pear psylla or of the
currant worm [Pteronus ribesii]. White arsenic has been more
effective in spraying than paris green. July 1. The pear psylla has
begun to appear. The first brood was very light, scarcely an adult to be
found, but the dry weather has been favorable to the hatching of every
egg. The trees have been sprayed with 8% of kerosene, but as the
insects are covered each with a globule of honeydew, the insecticide is
very ineffective. If dry weather continues, the pear crop will be ruined.
July 5. Timely and heavy showers have done much to check the pear
psylla; spraying with kerosene emulsion, 1 to 15, is more effective im-
mediately after a rain. Apple aphis is persistent. Lady bugs very abun-
dant. Fall web worm [Hyphantria cunea] is now working.
July 14. Fall web worm begins to show its work on fruit and forest
trees. Apple aphis is very persistent, injuring many trees. July 28. A
few late caterpillars [possibly Clisiocampa disstria, though
more likely Datana ministra or Schizura concinna]
are found on the apple trees. Apple aphis still persistent. Aug. 12.
Borers [probably Saperda Candida] unusually numerous and
active in apple and quince trees. Large numbers of eggs have been
deposited and as many as 30 young larvae have been taken from a tree.
Aug. 17.
Delaware county (F. M. Simpson, Delhi) — Forest tent caterpillar
[Clisiocampa disstria] in the sugar maples and causing much
injury. They attack trees set out last year and completely defoliate them.
Old trees suffer very much. The caterpillars begin in the upper branches
and denude the limbs. Some trees have been protected by shaking the
caterpillars from them and fair results have been obtained by spraying
with paris green and water. May 25. Forest tent caterpillar still working
havoc in this village and vicinity. June 2. I find that the groves of
maples where the trees were partly defoliated by the forest tent cater-
pillar are completely destitute of leaves, while the foliage is still green on
trees that were not attacked. Sep. 30.
Dutchess county (H. D. Lewis, Annandale) — Cold weather has
somewhat checked insect activity, but even taking this into consideration,
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 555
there appears to be a short crop of injurious insects. Apple tree tent
caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana] are not up to the
average, and those seen appear to be less active. May 9. A few elm
leaf beetles [Galerucella luteola] have made their appearance
in the southern part of the township. Insect pests very scarce. May 27.
Work of forest tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] not
seen. Aphids are appearing somewhat, specially the black cherry aphis
[Myzus cerasi]. Potato beetles [Doryphora 10-lineata]
not abundant. June 2. A decided increase in plant lice of all kinds, in
spite of the dry weather. One attack by forest tent caterpillars on about
10 or 12 trees has been brought to my attention. Potato beetles more
numerous. Rose bugs [Macrodactylus subspinosus] very
numerous. Currant worms [P t e r o n u s r i b e s ii] abundant. June 16.
Apple aphis still increasing in numbers and doing considerable injury to
recently set trees and in some cases to the new growth of mature trees,
June 30. A few trees in this section badly affected by elm leaf beetle.
The pest is not so bad as two or three years ago but worse than last year.
Work of the codling moth [Carpocapsa pomonella] is beginning
to show. I am satisfied that if orchards were persistently sprayed and
all wormy fruit destroyed this pest would be much reduced. July 29.
(Ruth Sherwood, Fishkill) — Apple aphis [Aphis m a 1 i] present in
numbers. Grapevine flea beetle [Hal tic a c h a 1 y b e a] is doing
much injury by eating out the buds. May 20. The foliage of forest and
fruit trees shows no injury from insects. Grape vine flea beetles inflicting
much injury on young apples. Horse flies [Tabanidae] very
annoying to cows. June 10.
(Franklin A. Taber, Poughkeepsie) — Cold, dry weather has been
unfavorable for many insects. A few apple tree tent caterpillars
[Clisiocampa americana] and currant worms [Pteronus
r i b e s i i] have appeared. Black flea beetles [Epitrix cucumeris]
have appeared on early potatoes No Colorado potato beetles [Doryph-
ora 10-lineata] in sight, not even an old one. A few aphids on
sour cherries. Larvae of grape vine flea beetle [Haltica chalyb-
e a] attacking grape leaves, most numerous next to the woods on the
north side of the vineyard. May 25. This season has been marked by
fewer insect pests than for years. There was a late crop of potato
beetles which did little damage. An insect has been working in the
stems of potato vines. Aug. n.
Erie county (M. F. Adams, Buffalo) — The syringa borer, Podo-
sesia syringae, was found three year s ago infesting and badly
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injuring several hundred young ash trees. It was found that while the
young larvae could be dug out, it was more practicable to kill the older
ones by injecting carbon bisulfid in the burrows and sealing the holes
with soap, or else using small pieces of potassium cyanid in place of the
carbon bisulfid. This work can be done to best advantage in the fall or
early spring. The carbon bisulfid injures the wood to some extent.
May 24. Apple tree tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa americana]
very abundant in the vicinity of Buffalo, but there are no signs of the
presence of the forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa dissfria].
Young larvae of the white-marked tussock moth [Notolophus
leucostigma] were observed issuing from the egg May 29, and on
the same date young of the apple tree bark louse [ M y t i 1 a s p i s
pomorum] were crawling in great numbers on the limbs of apple
trees. On this date a fully developed Agrilus anxius was
removed from a birch tree and it was found that great numbers had
pupated, though a few were still in the larval stage. On May 26
Saperda moesta was bred from Populus balsamifera;
on May 30 Neoclytus erythrocephalus was reared from
the dead branch of a beech tree. June 1. The work of Saperda
triden. tata, Magdalis armicollis and M. b a r b i t a on
about 1500 elms is described, and the results obtained by cutting and
burning the infested wood in the early spring were found to be
very satisfactory. The beetles commenced to emerge May 16.
June 10. Adults of Agrilus anxius began to issue from dry
wood June 4. Many dead trees affected by this insect have been
cut and burned and an effort is being made to preserve others by
painting them with a mixture of resin and linseed oil (not boiled) in
the proportion of about 5 pounds of resin to 1 quart of oil. In the
summer of 1897 the birch trees were badly affected by an aphid
[Callipterus betulaecolens Fitch] and many leaves dropped
as a result. In 1898 the attack was renewed, but the pest was
nearly destroyed by the larvae of the two spotted lady bug, A d a 1 i a
bipunctata. The birch aphis has made its appearance the present
season, but is being checked by the lady bug. The Canada fly or sand
fly, as the creatures are known here, are stone flies, caddice flies and
May flies. On June 1 the stone flies and caddice flies were noticed in
great numbers; on the 14th the first May fly was seen. These insects
breed on the Canada side of the Niagara river opposite Buffalo and are
then carried across the stream by the prevailing winds. June 16.
Larvae of the white-marked tussock moth [Notolophus leu-
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co stigma] are much less abundant than last year. In most cases
where injury is being done, the cause is neglect to remove the egg
masses. The larvae of Prionoxystus robiniae and those of
Cyllene robiniae have destroyed nearly all the honey locust
trees in the city, and on June 29 an adult of the former species was
taken. June 30. Neoclytus erythrocephalus was observed
July 4 ovipositing on a dying tree, Tilia americana. Phy-
toptus quadripes was so numerous on silver maple as to cause
many leaves to wither and fall. The young larvae of Prionoxystus
robiniae were found the same day in great numbers boring in the
bark of oak trees, and adults of Saperda Candida were taken on
mountain ash (Pyrus sorbus) and on Paul's thorn (Crataegus
oxyacantha var. p a u 1 i i) ; this insect has nearly destroyed these
trees in Buffalo. July 2 the larvae and pupae of Cryptorhynchus
lapathi were taken from a Carolina poplar, and more recently the
same stages were secured in Salix babylonica. The adults
have been taken on Salix alba. White-marked tussock moth
[Notolophus leucostigma] is now in the pupal state, no
adults having been seen. July 13. Many Carolina poplars are being
destroyed by Cryptorhynchus lapathi. Larvae of A g r i 1 u s
anxius were found in the pupal cells July 14; young larvae about
1^ inch long were found July 19 feeding in the cambium layer, and
had then traveled some distance. On investigating the cases of human
injury attributed to the bite of the "kissing bug ", it was learned that there
were a number of sufferers and that examples ofOpsicoetus per-
son a t u s were readily found in the localities where most of the people
were bitten. Adults of Saperda calcarata began to emerge
from Populus monilifera July 18. This species is very destruc-
tive to the cottonwood and has been taken from other poplars. July 21.
One prominent physician took four specimens of Opsicoetus per-
son a t u s in his house. Every case which has come under my obser-
vation, since my last report, has been correct as regards the sting; the
persons whom I have seen relate that they were bitten at night. White-
marked tussock moth caterpillars [Notolophus leucostigma]
have nearly all spun up and a number of egg masses have been deposited.
From 85 to 90% of the whole brood has been destroyed by parasites>
Pimpla inquisitor being the principal parasite ; the next a
C h a 1 c i s , which I believe to be C. ovata, with Pimpla con-
q u i s i t o r and a Tachina fly ranking after in importance. July
28. A g r i 1 u s anxius has been found thoroughly infesting black
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birch, Betula lenta and the yellow birch, Betula lutea.
From one spot 14 birches could be seen, two living, 12 dead. Examina-
tion of the dead trees showed the mines running in endless confusion,
often crossing and recrossing, as in the white birch. I could not observe
the discoloration, as in the white birch, which is possibly due to the bark
of these trees being somewhat red in color. In Forest Lawn cemetery are
about 50 dead and dying trees, as the result of the work of this insect.
Aug. 9.
(J. U. Metz, East Amherst) — Up to date, I have seen but one Colo-
rado potato beetle [Doryphora 10-lineata]. The asparagus
beetle is on hand early. This beetle is new to me, as we were never
bothered till this year. May 23. [Examples of both Crioceris
a s p a r a g i and C. 12-punctata were received from Mr Metz
May 31.] No injury by forest tent caterpillar observed. Apple tree
tent caterpillars not numerous. June 17. Much damage is being done
by the Hessian fly [Cecidomyia destructor]. Many fields
are deteriorating daily. June 20. In my own fields, sown Sep. 9, I
estimate that one fifth is down, in some fields sown in August one half to
nine tenths are down as the result of the work of the Hessian fly. Even
fields sown the latter part of September have some fly in them. July 3.
Fulton county (C. E. Childs, Mayfield) — Bumble bees more abun-
dant on apple trees than for some years before. Apple tree tent cater-
pillars [Clisiocampa americana] seem to be infested with
something which causes them to dry up and die before reaching maturity.
No Colorado potato beetles [Doryphora 10 -line at a] observed.
May 22. Apple tree tent caterpillars have done some damage in this
county and town. Forest tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa dis-
stria] not doing much damage. In the village three large trees were
nearly stripped of leaves. The trees were badly infested with borers
[probably Plagionotus speciosus], May 31. Colorado
potato beetles not present in so great numbers as in previous years.
Apple tree tent caterpillars have spun their cocoons. Forest tent cater-
pillars have been destructive in scattered localities. One lot in the
mountains of about 30 acres was stripped of foliage. June 29. Locusts
[probably Cicada tibicen] more numerous than in years. Grass-
hoppers more plenty than in seven years. Much damage has been done
by forest tent caterpillar. Colorado potato beetles are giving much trou-
ble now. July 25. Grasshoppers excessively abundant in some sections
of the town. Aug. 7. Grasshoppers numerous in parts of the town
and damaging crops somewhat. Aug. 9. Moths of the forest tent
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caterpillar are flying in vast numbers ; buckwheat in bloom is covered
with them. Grasshoppers injuring crops some and rendering pastures
and meadows bare. Aug. 22. In gathering up a bundle of corn, a man
was stung on the arm by a larva [Automeris io, the io cater-
pillar]. The injured limb swelled, stiffened, was much inflamed and
pained considerably for two days. Larva of [Philampelus pan-
do r u s ] was taken on a raspberry bush. Aug. 28.
Genesee county (J. F. Rose, South Byron) — Last year was called a
tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa americana] year, but it must have
been a seeding for this. Where they have been controlled each year,
they are easily taken care of this season. Many let them increase along
the highway on seedling apples and wild cherries. Canker worm numer-
ous in places where it has been in past years. Honest spraying controls
them, but many farmers neglect this till the trees are brown and the
worms large. Those who used wire traps either did not get them on in
time or the females laid their eggs in the fall. A few pear psyllas [P.
p y r i c o 1 a] found, but they have not seemed to develop. Common
asparagus beetle [Crioceris asparagi] already noticed by one
grower. Currant worms [Pteronus ribesii] appeared as usual , but
were quickly killed by spraying with arsenite of lime and bordeaux
mixture. May 20. Apple tree tent caterpillars never so bad before.
For the past 10 days they have been crawling everywhere. Some of the
largest orchards show hardly a green leaf as the result of canker worm
attack. One grower used 1^ pounds of green arsenite to 150 gallons
of water in combination with bordeaux mixture and failed to kill the
nearly grown canker worms. Pear psylla is very numerous this year and
orchards are in bad condition, the small crop is dropping. There are
two to 10 psyllas on the stem of each pear and the new growth is badly
infested. I thought I could control it, but today am doubtful. I
watched it closely and did thorough work before the mature insect
appeared, used 10% kerosene oil (tried 15% on trees but the foliage was
injured). As checks drenched some trees five times but mother insects
are numerous today. Forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa dis-
stria] is said to be stripping forests infested last year. June 6. Work
of the forest tent caterpillar is not yet as serious as last year. Colorado
potato beetles [Doryphora 10-lineata] are scarce. Squash
bugs [Anasa tristis] and striped cucumber beetles [Diabrot-
ica vittata] are as abundant as usual. June 22. Find a few nests
of the fall web worm [Hyphantria cunea]. Farmers complain
very little of potato beetles. Forest tent caterpillars have not caused one-
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fourth the damage of former years. July 25. Potato beetles not abun-
dant. Fall web worm still rare. Aug. 8. Codling moth [Carpo-
capsa pomonella] has worked in Bartlett pears the worst I ever
knew it to do. Well sprayed trees will not average one third perfect
fruit. Potato beetles giving no trouble. Aug. 22.
Greene county (O. Q. Flint, Athens) — Within the past week forest
tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] have become quite
noticeable in river towns like Athens, Catskill, Saugerties; something
quite unusual. Apple tree tent caterpillars [Clisioc ampa ameri-
cana] are crawling about preparatory to spinning cocoons. June 3.
Elm leaf beetle [Galerucella luteola] is doing considerable
injury. Few tent caterpillars of either species are seen at present.
June 8. Work of elm leaf beetle becoming very noticeable. Last year
a number of elms in Athens were killed by this insect. June 23. Cocoons
of the forest tent caterpillar are comparatively few at Hensonville,
according to Mr Tremain Bloodgood, though the year before they were
very abundant. Two or three miles distant, where the pests did not occur
in numbers the _ previous year, cocoons are very abundant. Elms in
Athens generally affected by the work of the elm leaf beetle. Fall web
worm [Hyphantria cunea] attacking pear. July 1. The work'
of the forest tent caterpillar is very evident in the towns of Windham and
Jewett. On examining the cocoons, there was no evidence of the moths
having issued, on the contrary most of them had been parasitized. The
people in that locality observed an absence of the moths, as compared
with the preceding season. The elm leaf beetle does not appear to be
present in the county back any distance from the river. The striped
cucumber beetle [Diabrotica vittataj is said to be relatively
scarce. July 22. In taking a drive to west of Middleburg, passing through
portions of Greene, Albany and Schoharie counties, the work of the
forest tent caterpillar was generally manifest in the mountains. A second
brood of elm leaf beetles has appeared. Aug. 4. Striped cucumber beetle
is said to have been scarce the last two years, specially so the present
season. Aug. 26. Fall web worm present but not doing much injury.
Grasshoppers fewer than usual. Sep. 2. Fall web worm has been work-
ing on pear trees to quite an extent. Pear psylla [P. p y r i c o 1 a] has
been very injurious and difficult to control. Elms still badly affected by
elm leaf beetle. Sep. 16. Pear psylla has been doing considerable harm
in this section. [Pseudococcus aceris] is abundant on falling
maple leaves. Sep. 20.
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Herkimer county (G. S. Graves, Newport) — Forest tent cater-
pillars [Clisiocampa disstria] abundant on some small trees,
3 or 4 bushels have already been killed by hand. May 22. Trees are
being defoliated about five miles from the village, in a locality where the
caterpillars have been allowed to increase unmolested for the past two
years. I have tried to watch the birds in caterpillar infested trees and
have observed but two species which seemed to be feeding on them, the
kingbird and the yellovvbird. It seems as if some of the chippies or
groundbirds ate them, but I have only indirect evidence. May 31.
Forest tent caterpillar is not as noticeable as a week ago. Colorado
potato beetles [Doryphora 10-lineataJ are appearing, June 1
being the date they were first noticed. June 8. Forest tent caterpillars
very plentiful in the woods. The injury to apple trees from both species
of tent caterpillar, is in my opinion less than last year. Rose beetles
[Macrodactylus subspinosus] injuring hydrangeas and rose
bushes. Elms in the village affected to some extent by a beetle
[Disonycha triangularis]. June 20. Rose beetle doing con-
siderable damage to bushes. A large per cent of forest tent caterpillars
spinning up in the leaves on the trees, apparently relatively few com-
pared with the abundance of the caterpillars. There is also evidence of
parasitic attack on this pest, as some of the cocoons have holes in the
side. Lettuce badly affected by [Thrips tabaci]. June 27.
Forest tent caterpillars have nearly disappeared. June 29. On June
26 the village board of Mohawk passed a resolution to pay 10c a quart
for cocoons of the forest tent caterpillar collected in the village, and had
by July 1 paid $45 for 450 quarts of cocoons. Moths of forest tent
caterpillar very plentiful about electric lights during the fore part of the
week. At 9.30 one evening I counted nearly 50 toads within a radius
of 20 feet from one electric light, but was unable to see that they ate any
of the moths of the forest tent caterpillar. July 10. Larvae of a beetle
[Disonycha triangularis] are injuring elms to some extent.
Find a few forest tent caterpillar cocoons on the small trees where I had
attempted to kill all the larvae, but so far no egg belts. July 14.
Potato beetles are not troublesome. Have seen little of the codling
moth [Carpocapsa pomonella] on small apples. July 24.
Egg belts of forest tent caterpillar appear relatively scarce when com-
pared with the previous abundance of the larvae. Aug. 8. Parasites
appear to have done much in this vicinity toward preventing the maturing
of many forest tent caterpillar moths. Aug. 15. Butterflies of cabbage
worm [Pieris rapae] abundant about fields. Aug. 24.
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Jefferson county (George Staplin jr, Mannsville) — On April 25
apple tree tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana] began
to hatch and now some trees are nearly stripped. Canker worms scarce.
Texas or horn fly [Haematobia serrata] appeared May 1 2.
Colorado potato beetles [Doryphora 10-lineata] not abun-
dant. May beetles are very scarce and but few white grubs are to be
found. May 24. Forest tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa d i s -
stria] are quite numerous on maples in Ellisburg, though they have
not done much damage, but have been very injurious in Rutland, Water-
town and some other sections. Curculios [PConotrachelus
nenuphar] are working on pears, also a few bud worms. Grass-
hoppers are reported very plenty in some localities. Texas fly and potato
beetles about as usual. Canker worms not very plenty, spittle insects
abundant. June 13. Yellow-necked apple tree worm [Da tan a
m i n i s t r a ] and the fall web worm [Hyphantria cunea] ap-
pearing in young orchards. Rose leaf hopper [PTyphlocyba
r o s a e ] has been very destructive. Egg belts of apple tree tent cater-
pillar are numerous. July 26. Fall web worms appearing in small
numbers, potato beetles not troublesome at present. Aug. 5.
Livingston county (W. R. Houston, Geneseo) — Apple tree tent
caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana] have become a most
serious pest in this section, 23 nests were counted on one tree. I. find
that spraying the trees with paris green, 8 ounces to 50 gallons of water,
is a good remedy. Apple aphis [Aphis mali] is doing some in-
jury to young trees. The asparagus beetle [Crioceris asparagi]
has become a bad pest. May 17. 17 year cicada [C. septen-
d e c i m ] has appeared in this vicinity, and is present in large numbers.
June 1. In this section, 17 year cicadas are all around in localities here
and there; they are reported to be present at Groveland and Avon.
Aphids on rose, apple, peach and currant have been worse than for 10
years. Cherry aphis [Myzus cerasi] is doing much damage.
Forest tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] are doing little
damage here in town, but are reported to be very abundant and destruc-
tive in Dansville. June 12. The rose worm [Monostegia rosae]
has proved very destructive the present season. Whole plots of lettuce
have been ruined by [Thrips tabaci]. June 17. Several cases
of insect sting or bite have come to my attention in this vicinity, all
being attributed to the work of the "kissing bug". July 17.
Madison county (C. A. Owen, Munnsville) — The lime tree winter
moth [Erannis tiliaria] has nearly defoliated an orchard of
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several acres in extent. Forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa
d i s s t r i a ] nearly stripped the maples, but has now about disappeared.
June 15. An occasional complaint is made of the work of tomato
worms [Phlegethontius celeus]. Aug. 1 1.
Monroe county (Lewis Hooker, Rochester) — Pear psylla,
P. pyricola, is quite thick in some of the Duchess pear orchards,
and in some cases this insect is doing considerable harm. Canker worms,
which in previous years were troublesome, have gradually disappeared,
though in some localities they have been reported in large numbers.
Apple tree tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana] gener-
ally present and in some orchards completely covering the trees. Forest
tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] present in some sec-
tions, specially on chestnut trees. Bud moth [Tmetocera ocel-
1 a n a ] and case bearers appear to be as numerous as in previous years
and in some, instances are hurting the trees. No signs of the codling
moth [Carpocapsa pomonella] yet. May 24. Potato beetles
not very plentiful. Apple tree tent caterpillars are very numerous in
some sections of the county Adult pear psyllas may be found in small
numbers. Plum curculio [Conotrachel.us nenuphar] appears
to be present in relatively small numbers. June 2. Canker worms have
done considerable injury in this vicinity the past week, and in neglected
orchards trees have been completely stripped. Black flea beetle
[ E p i t r i x cucumeris] present in large numbers on potatoes. Cut
leaved birches of East avenue suffering from the attacks of a borer [pos-
sibly Agrilus anxius]. Green fruit worms [Xylina species]
present in pear and apple orchards in large numbers and are doing great
damage. Asparagus beetle [Crioceris asparagi] is troubling
growers greatly. A colony of 17 year cicadas [Cicada septen-
decim] occurs on our place. June 6 Larvae of grape vine flea
beetle [Haltica chalybea] present on grape leaves but doing
little damage. No quince curculios [Conotrachelus crataegi]
have been seen this year. New York plum scale [Lecanium pru-
nastri] are very numerous in the egg state on German prune and
Bradshaw plum orchards. June 14. Some Kieffer pear trees are badly
infested with the scurfy bark louse, C h i o n a s p i s furfurus.
Colorado potato beetle [Doryphora 10-lineata] has not ap-
peared. Rose beetles [Macrodactylus subspinosus] are
proving destructive to roses. Raspberry cane girdler [Oberea
bimaculata] is working in blackberry beds. June 22. Aphis
[Myzus ribis] on currant is very abundant. The currant worm
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has appeared in considerable numbers on gooseberries. Plum scales
[Lecanium prunastri] have hatched and are now on the
under side of the leaves of the infested trees. June 30. Second brood of
pear psylla is not numerous. Plum scale has done little injury. July 20.
A large number of maples in Rochester are suffering from the attacks of
the sugar maple borer [Plagionotus speciosus]. The infested
trees have very scanty foliage this year and are gradually dying. Oct. 1.
Oneida county (Jeanette C. Miller, Aldercreek) — Colorado potato
beetles [Doryphora 10-lineata] very numerous. Apple tree
tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana] have been very
abundant. The cherry Tortrix [Cacoecia cerasivorana]
has spun its nests in almost every roadside bush and is very abundant.
June 20. Young grasshoppers are very numerous. There is a second
crop of both potato beetles and currant worms [Pteronus ribesii].
July 6. The two last named insects are diminishing in numbers. In
Otsego county I saw a large sugar bush of many acres in extent entirely
stripped by forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa disstria] of
upper leaves ; only a few lower branches had any foliage remaining. I
heard that there were many similar acres. July 26. Fall web worm
[Hyphantria cunea] numerous on cherry and maple trees.
Aug. 8 Grasshoppers and other insects pleasingly scarce. Aug. 15.
[Lithocolletis aceriella] working in maple leaves to some
extent. Sep. 11.
Onondaga county (Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle) — Where not
destroyed, apple tree tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana]
have eaten every green leaf and bud. Small measuring worms, probably
canker worms, are proving very destructive to apple trees. May 18.
The work of canker worms is more general than was supposed last week.
May 27. Apple trees attacked by canker worms completely stripped of
foliage. June 2. Potato beetles becoming very numerous. Striped
cucumber beetle [Diabrotica vittata] destroying squash, pump-
kin, melon and cucumber vines. June 9. Canker worms have now
buried themselves to a depth of about 2 inches in the soil about the trees.
At Oakwood cemetery the 17 year cicada [C. septendecim] is
present in large numbers, but is doing little damage. Many sparrows were
busy feeding on the cicadas. At Onondaga Valley, Syracuse, much the
same condition prevailed. Larvae of grape vine flea beetle [H a 1 1 i c a
c h a 1 y b e a] abundant on grape vines, and considerable damage by
them is reported from Baldwinsville. The wheat midge [Diplosis
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t r i t i c ij and the Hessian fly [Cecidomyia destructor] are
working in the wheat. June 16. The cicadas about Syracuse have done
some damage, causing the tips of twigs to wilt and die. 10% of the
wheat stalks are infested with Hessian fly, and 4% with the wheat midge.
Grape vine flea beetle larvae have disappeared. June 23. Potato beetle
still numerous. Wheat midge and Hessian fly are at work yet. Apple
tree tent caterpillar moths have nearly all emerged. Hundreds of small,
whitish butterflies [Pieris rapaej are flying about. Green-headed
horseflies and the large black fly [Tabanus atratus] are abundant.
House flies are not so numerous as usual. July 1. Wheat midge and
Hessian fly are still found in wheat fields. Horseflies have appeared in
large numbers and are very annoying to stock. July 7. Colorado potato
beetle [Doryphora 10 -li neat a] is abundant and destructive.
Golden tortoise beetles are present on morning-glory vines. White-
marked tussock caterpillars [Notolophus leucostigma] are
on horse-chestnut trees, but not abundant. July 15. Cabbage worms
appearing, but not abundant. White-marked tussock caterpillars have
spun their cocoons. July 22. Dog day cicadas [Cicada tibicen]
are more numerous than usual. Egg belts of apple tree tent caterpillar
are quite abundant. Codling moth is possibly a little more abundant
than in former years. Spined soldier bugs are destroying many potato
beetles. Fall web worms [Hyphantria cuneaj are more
numerous than usual. Aug. 12. Milkweed butterfly [Anosia plexip-
.p u s] was quite numerous for a few days, more so than usual. The
harvest fly [Cicada tibicen] was more abundant than I have
known it to be before. Grape vine leaf hopper [Typhlocyba
? v i t i s] very plentiful. Oct. 2.
Ontario county (J. Jay Barden, Stanley) — Apple tree tent caterpillars
[Clisiocampa americana] appeared April 13 on crab-apple
buds, and bud moths [Tmetocera ocellana] were found at
work on April 22 and cigar case bearers [Coleophora fletcher-
ella] had begun to move. The bud moth has been very bad in un-
sprayed orchards, but seems to have been controlled by spraying before
the buds opened. Forest tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa dis-
stria] are more numerous than ever before, their work being plainly
apparent in the tops of sugar maples. An orchard of about 50 trees
looks as if swept by fire, the result of canker worm attack. May 31.
Very little has been seen of the potato beetle. Many complain of the
work of the four lined leaf bug [Poecilocapsus lineatus].
Larvae of the eight spotted forester [Alypia octomaculata]
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have been defoliating grape vines. At Union Springs, Cayuga county,
the 17 year cicada [C. septendecim] is present in enormous
numbers and is apparently doing much damage. Currant stem girdler
[Janus integer] is very bad about Stanley. June 20. Eggs of
cicada unhatched. Young of San Jose scale [Aspidiotus per-
nio i o s u s J appeared for the first time June 17 in small numbers, the
morning of June 18 there were many more and on June 19 the tree was
swarming with them. I was unable to find the young of M y t i 1 a s p i s
p o m o r u m moving about, though they were numerous under the old
scales. Currant stem girdler has become very prevalent in Ontario,
Yates and Cayuga counties and is doing much damage. July 20.
Orange county (J. M. Dolph, Port Jervis) — Cherry tree aphis
[Myzus cerasi] more abundant than usual. Currant bushes are
badly affected by plant lice [Myzus ribis]. The greater abundance
of insect eating birds the past two or three years apparently accounts for
the lack of injurious insects. May 20. A black caterpillar [Euvan-
essa antiopa] appeared on Carolina poplars in considerable
numbers. Have seen no forest tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa
disstriaj. May 27. Recent rains have reduced the numbers of
plant lice. Cucumber flea beetle [Epitrix cucumeris] is de-
structive to cucumbers and tomatoes. June 2. Apple tree tent cater-
pillars [Clisiocampa americana] have been almost entirely
absent. Cabbage butterfly [Pieris rapae] has been somewhat
more plentiful than usual. Striped w squash beetle, Diabrotica v it-
tat a, has done considerable damage in gardens, while the cucumber
flea beetle has been perhaps the worst pest for gardeners. July 24.
Orleans county (Virgil Bogue, Albion) — Canker worms are not as
destructive as last year, owing largely to their being controlled by spray-
ing. Green fruit worms are more injurious than last year. White grubs
and wire worms have worked but little. May beetles were more abundant
than usual. Overwintered honey bees are doing splendidly, though not
many have swarmed. Crimson clover has apparently increased the
number of bumble bees. June 6. The season in this vicinity is the most
nearly free from insect depredations of any that I have observed. Aug. 22.
Woolly apple aphis [Schizoneura lanigera] is quite prevalent
in some orchards. Sep. 18.
Oswego county (C. B. Cook, Oswego Center) — The bud moth
[Tmetocera oce liana], cigar case bearer [Coleophora
fie t c h e r ell a] and apple tree tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa
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americana] are quite numerous. The pear psylla [P. p y r i c o 1 a]
is doing much damage. Colorado potato beetles [Doryphora 10 -
1 i n e a t a] are awaiting the appearance of the plants. May 31. Green
aphis has been quite bad on fruit trees, specially apple. Cucumber flea
beetle [Epitrix cucumeris] has been very destructive to tomatoes
and is doing some injury to potatoes. June 7. Attacks of currant saw
fly [Pteronus ribesii] have been comparatively light. Green
fruit worms [X y 1 i n a species] cause considerable complaint. Plum
curculio [Conotrachelus nenuphar] is unusually bad. Forest
tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa disstria] has been inflicting some
injury on both fruit and forest trees. June 14. Green aphis is very bad
in places Striped cucumber beetles [Diabrotica vittata] have
made their appearance the past week for the first time this season.
June 21. Potato beetle inflicting little injury. June 27. White grubs
are doing considerable harm in newly set strawberry beds. Stalk borer
[Hydroecia nitela] occurs in small numbers in potato vines.
Both codling moth [Carpocapsa pomonella] and plum cur-
culio are unusually abundant. July 22. Fall web worms [H y p h a n -
t r i a c u n e a] are very scarce, cabbage worms are rather bad. Tomato
worms [Phlegethontius celeus] are found occasionally, but
are not causing much damage. Aug. 9. Considerable damage has been
done by the second brood of the codling moth. Found a few asparagus
beetle [Crioceris asparagi] larvae. White grubs are still
destructive to young strawberry plants. Potato beetle remaining in
numbers unusually late. Peach tree borer [Sanninoidea exit-
i o s a] doing considerable damage. Sep. 20.
Queens county (C. L. Allen, Floral Park)— Colorado potato beetles
[Doryphora 10-lineata] are just beginning to appear, all of
two weeks later than usual ; the vines were fully eight inches high before
the first beetle was noticed. Cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, is
now plentiful. The cabbage looper, Plusia brassicae, has not
appeared. The asparagus beetle [Crioceris asparagi] is a
most serious pest and never before was so plentiful. May 31. Apple
tree aphis [A. mali] is very bad in young orchards. June 5.
Potatoes badly infested with the cucumber flea beetle [Epitrix
cucumeris] and unless we have rain at once the crop will be ruined.
June 8. Potato beetle is now very troublesome. June 22. An aphis
[Nectarophora destructor Johns.] has destroyed the pea
crop in this section. One market gardener lost 20 acres, another 14,
not a pea was picked from either. Potato beetle was never before so
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destructive. July 5. Potato beetle still very injurious. Aug. 8..
The striped cut worm [Carneades tessellataj has been very
injurious. It eats almost any green thing, specially cabbage and cauli-
flower plants. I have seen in one field hundreds of plants cut completely
off, or so nearly so that the tops dropped to the ground. From around
one plant 20 of these destructive pests were dug out. Sep. 18.
Rensselaer county (W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville) — Grasshop-
pers [Schistocerca rubiginosa and probably others] are very
abundant. May 24. Forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa
disstria] is numerous in several localities. Elm leaf beetle [Gal-
erucella luteolaj is abundant; the Baltimore oriole is feeding
on it. June 18.
Rockland county (S. B. Huested, Blauvelt) — Apple tree tent cater-
pillars [Clisiocampa americana] are comparatively rare.
Pear midge [Diplosis pyrivora] is one of our worst enemies
and has done its work. We notice an absence of birds, robins, etc.
being fewer than usual. May 20. Work of the elm leaf beetle f Gal-
erucella luteola] is less serious than usual. No Colorado po-
tato beetles [Doryphora 10-lineata] seen. June 3. Cherry
and apple aphids are plenty. Potato beetles appearing. Potato flea
beetle [Epitrix cucumeris] does much damage. June 16.
Rose beetles [Macrodactylus subspinosus] are present but
not in large numbers. They appear to manifest a decided preference for
the blossoms of tulip trees and it has been recommended to plant them
in an orchard as a preventive of injury by this insect. June 24. Fall
web worm [Hyphantria cunea] has appeared, but no great
damage is done by it. Aug. 12.
St Lawrence county (Mary B. Sherman, Ogdensbnrg) — Forest
tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] were first noticed about
eight weeks ago on the small smooth branches of the younger apple
trees. They are now about the size of a small pencil and about 1^
inches long, though there are still many young ones. Everything is
infested, but as maples are abundant, the trees have not yet suffered
severely. The forerunner of our shad fly [May fly] has appeared within
the past two days. This we call the fish fly. The worst shad fly day is
usually about June 5. Currant aphis [Myzus r i b i s] present in
numbers. Currant worms [Pteronus ribesii] are as numerous
as usual. June 3. A new currant worm [Diastictis ribearia,
the currant span worm] has appeared within 10 days in many gardens in
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town. It is unaffected by hellebore. Forest tent caterpillars are not
quite so numerous. Many of the apple trees are almost leafless in the
country, [the work of Clisiocampa americana] while trees
in the city are covered with caterpillars, though the foliage has not
suffered very severely. Many small caterpillars are to be seen on the
maple trees. The shad flies have appeared, but a south wind has taken
most of them to the Canadian shore. June 8. Apple tree tent caterpillar
[Clisiocampa americana] has been a very serious pest in the
country. June 15. [Schizoneura americana] is abundant on
elms, forming white, cottony masses. June 22. White grubs are
unusually destructive to strawberry plants. Currant worms more trouble-
some than common. July 6. The raspberry cane girdler [O b e r e a
b i m a c u 1 a t a] has commenced its work, but is not nearly so trouble-
some as last year, when about half our bushes were killed. Picking and
burning infested shoots has proved effective in controlling this pest. Egg
belts of the forest tent caterpillar are beginning to be found ; the moths
are still numerous. July 14. Eggs of forest tent caterpillar are very
numerous ; on one small twig 9 inches long three egg belts were found.
July 28. Cabbage butterflies [Pieris rapae] are abundant and
causing great complaint. The two spotted tree hopper [Enchenopa
b i n o t a t a] is proving very destructive to the bittersweet. The tomato
worm [Phlegethontius celeus] is more abundant than usual.
Aug. 16. The large number of orange or dark brown and black butter-
flies [milkweed butterfly, Anosia p 1 e x i p p u s] is appalling. They
cling in masses as large as a two quart pail to maples and there are thou-
sands flying about. They are very abundant in gardens. There are
many complaints of the poultry mite which appears to be more trouble-
some than usual. A number of cut leaved birches have died [possibly
the work of A g ri 1 u s anxius]. Sep. 1.
Saratoga county (Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa) — Apple tree
and forest tent caterpillars have been fought with fire with tolerable suc-
cess. Rose leaf hopper [Typhlocyba rosae] has been very
abundant and injurious. May 25. Currant worm [Pteronus ri-
b e s i i ] is at work as usual. Larvae of grape vine plume moth
[Oxyptilus periscelidactylusj are webbing up the tender
tips. White grubs are destructive to all sorts of tender plants, tomatoes,
cauliflowers, carnations, etc. Where fought early and persistently, the
forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa disstria] has not inflicted
much damage. June 2. Striped cucumber beetle [Diabrotica
vittata] is devouring melon and squash vines, asters and dahlias.
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Rose beetle [Macro dactylus subspinosus] is very common
on roses, grape vines and spiraeas, and is causing some damage. Larvae of
willow butterfly [Euvanessa antiopa] are attacking elms. Forest
tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] are still to be found.
June 1 6. Rose beetles are devouring everything, compelling hand pick-
ing to save roses and other cherished plants. June 24. Light-loving
grape vine beetle [Anomala lucicola] is abundant. Cater-
pillars of the black swallow-tail [Papilio polyxenes] are feed-
ing on carrots and caraway. July 7. The two beetles [Luc an us
d a m a and Pelidnota punctata] were found in the decay-
ing stump of a maple tree. July 28.
Schenectady county (John Bigsbee, Scotia) — Bud worm [ T m e -
tocera ocellana] very abundant in one large apple orchard.
June 6.
Seneca county (J. F. Hunt, Kendaia) — Apple tree tent caterpillar
[Clisiocampa americana] has almost defoliated some young
orchards and materially injured the crop on older trees. Grape vine flea
beetle [Haltica chalybea] is relatively scarce the present sea-
son. Raspberry saw fly larvae [Monophadnoides rubi] have
not appeared this season, though they did much damage in the past.
Colorado potato beetles [Doryphora 10-lineataJ are just
making their appearance, much later and less abundant than usual.
Plum curculios [Conotrachelus nenuphar] have begun their
work on apricots, but do not seem as abundant as usual. May 25.
Forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa disstria] has been very
injurious to fruit trees, mostly to the cherry. Plum curculios have ap-
peared in abundance ; 55 were secured from an apricot tree and 140
from a plum tree, almost all found on one side of the orchard near a
ravine where there are a number of elm trees. Some of the large plum
orchards in the southern end of the county are infested to an unusual
extent with the plum curculio. Raspberry saw fly is beginning to work,
but is not as bad as in former years. Potato beetles are beginning to be
numerous. June 2. Hessian fly [Cecidomyia destructor]
is doing much damage to early-sown wheat all through the county.
Rose slugs numerous. June 10. Hessian fly is doing much damage in
some pieces of wheat, while others are comparatively free. June 30. It
is estimated that 25% of the wheat crop has been injured by the Hessian
fly. Potato beetles not as plentiful as some years. July 20. It is found
that there is little shrunken wheat and that the work of the Hessian fly
was not as bad as reported. Some of the injury was caused by dry
weather. Aug. 9.
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Steuben county (Levi Gardner, Atlanta) — Apple tree tent cater-
pillar [Clisiocampa americana] is about one fourth as
abundant as usual. There are not enough forest tent caterpillars
[Clisiocampa d i s s t r i a] to cause any harm. There are a few
currant worms [Pteronus ribesii]. Colorado potato beetles
[Doryphora io-lineata] have appeared. June i. Plum cur-
culio [Conotrachelus nenuphar] has been more destructive
than usual. Potato beetles are comparatively harmless, cucumber flea
beetles [ E p i t r i x cucuraeris] injuring potatoes much worse than
usual. June 30. Codling moth [Carpocapsa pomonella] is
possibly a little more abundant than in preceding years. July 27.
Suffolk county (W. B. Dupree, Centerport) — The only insect injur-
ing crops in this section is the potato beetle, and it is easily kept in
control with paris green. July 6. Foliage of hop vines badly damaged by
the caterpillars of [Polygonia interrogationis]. Rose
beetles [Macrodactylus subspinosus] in small numbers are
skeletonizing the leaves of chestnuts. Aug. 14. Fall web worm [Hy-
phantria cunea] is causing noticeable injury to trees, as apple,
oak and chestnut. Spotted grape vine beetle [Pelidnota punc-
tata] scarce on wild grape. Io caterpillar [Automeris i o] is
found in small numbers on locust trees. Multitudes of black blister
beetles [Epicauta pennsylvanica] cover golden rod.
Aug. 31.
Tompkins county (C. E. Chapman, Peruvillc) — Apple tree tent
caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana] are not numerous and
do not seem to strip trees as usual. No potato beetles to be seen,
though early potatoes are up. May 23 Forest tent caterpillar [Clisio-
campa disstria] is denuding many of our forests and in places
they are on fruit trees. Potato beetles now active and plenty. Cucum-
ber flea beetle [Epitrix cucumeris] attacking potatoes and red
raspberries. June 13. Corn at Ithaca was attacked to some extent by a
worm, probably a species of Crambus. June 14.
Ulster county (G. S. Clarke, Milton) — Currant worms [Pteron-
us ribesii] are plenty. A few aphids may be found on apple, cherry,
peach and currant foliage. May 27. Cherry aphis [Myzus cerasi]
is doing some damage. Apple tree tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa
americana] is not abundant, and there are no signs of injury to
maple trees by the forest tent caterpillar [Clisiocampa disstria].
Currant aphis [Myzus ribis] is unusually abundant. June 2.
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Aphids have increased some on cherry and currants and the apple aphis
[Aphis m a 1 i ] is doing some damage. No potato beetles have been
seen. The second brood of currant worms has not appeared. June 10.
A few fall web worms [Hyphantria cunea] have appeared.
July i. Apple aphis is persistent on young trees, where it is doing some
damage. July 10. Apple aphis still on some trees. July 22. Apple aphis
has nearly all disappeared. Aug. 5.
Warren county (C. L. Williams, Glens Falls) — Forest tent cater-
pillars [Clisiocampa d i s s t r i a ] have done much damage in
this place. They are now eating voraciously on hard maple, white elm,
basswood and apple trees. At this date there are many caterpillars not
half grown. A few caterpillars have apparently got their growth, but
none have begun to spin up, so far as observed. June 3. Forest tent
caterpillars are beginning to spin their cocoons; it was first observed on
June 3. Many shade trees, hard maples, elms and basswood have been
entirely defoliated. Damage has also been done in the villages of South
Glens Falls, Saratoga county, and Sandyhill and Fort Edward, Wash
ington county. June 9. Forest tent caterpillars are about through eating
and are spinning up very rapidly. Multitudes of cocoons are spun among
the leaves on which the caterpillars feed. Caterpillars of the willow but-
terfly [Euvanessa antiopa] are quite widely distributed over the
village and in South Glens Falls. June 14. Moths of the forest tent
caterpillars are beginning to appear. The board of trustees of Glens
Falls advertized on June 17 to pay a bounty of 10c a quart for the
cocoons. Up to date there have been collected and destroyed 585
quarts of cocoons. The cocoons of the forest tent caterpillar are parasi-
tized by several ichneumon flies. A Podisus spinosus was
found among the cocoons of this insect. June 22. On June 26, the last
cocoon was received, making a total of 1350 quarts destroyed at a cost of
$ I 35- J une 3°- Young corn is being attacked by the stalk borer [ Hy-
dro eci a nitela]. July 12. Some little damage is being done to
corn by the stalk borer; one farmer reports one stalk in five infested on
new land, but no injury on old land. I have also found it working on
old land. July 21. The stalk borer seems to be working in isolated
places here and there. Aug. 3.
Washington county (H. L. Beadle, West Cambridge) — Canker
worms have been comparatively scarce till this spring, a few may be
found on nearly every tree that has not been sprayed. Apple tree tent
caterpillars [Clisiocampa americana] are not very plenty. May
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9. Trees about six miles north are nearly defoliated by forest tent cater-
pillars [Clisiocampa disstria] though there are scarcely any
in the immediate vicinity. Horn fly [Haematobia s e r r a t a] is
present in large numbers. Many orchards are literally covered with the
scurfy bark louse [Chionaspis furfur us], June 3. Colorado
potato beetles are abundant and doing much damage. Grasshoppers
are very numerous. July 7. Grasshoppers are doing much damage to
oats. July 31. White grubs are plentiful in old meadows and hoed
crops. Aug. 12.
Wayne county (C. H. Stuart, Newark) — Both species of asparagus
beetles [Crioceris asparagi, C. 12-punctata] occur here.
The work of the wheat midge [PDiplosis tritici] was extremely
bad last year. Apple tree tent caterpillars [Clisiocampa a m e r i -
c a n a] are doing great damage ; we have found it necessary to send
men with ladders to kill them by hand. May 20. Apple tree tent cater-
pillars are now full grown and seeking places to spin up. June 2.
Larvae of apple tree tent caterpillars have disappeared, but forest tent
caterpillars [Clisiocampa disstria] are nearly as abundant on
walks as the other species have been. June 7. Larvae of raspberry saw
fly [Monophadnoides r u b i ] are doing much damage, the
leaves of the infested patch looked today like those of a badly infested
currant bush. There is hardly a leaf in the field without several holes
in it, and most of the older ones are eaten to threads. June 12. Work
of the fly [C e c i d o m y i a destructor] is very bad in wheat, a
great amount of it being down. July 11. There is no evidence of work
bv the wheat midge, the clover midge [Cecidomyia legu-
m i n i c o 1 a] and the onion thrips [T h r i p s t abaci]. The 12
spotted asparagus beetle seems to have disappeared. Nearly one third
of the wheat is down and the damage may be perhaps one fourth of the
entire yield, the result of Hessian fly work. It was specially bad on
early-sown fields. July 25. A small green larva [subsequently identified
by Mr Chittenden as the red banded leaf roller Lophoderus t r i -
f e r a n a] was found eating the green pop corn ; it has attacked about
27% of the ears and 37% of the corn on the ear is destroyed. Sep. 19
Yates county (C. R. Crosby, Crosby) — Grape vine flea beetles
[Haltica chalybea], though nearly as abundant as last season,
have not done the damage they did last year, as growers knew what to
expect and caught them as soon as they appeared. The warm weather
lessened their destructiveness by bringing the foliage out faster. No
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growers in this section used the paris green spray, as they seem to have
little faith in its effectiveness. The beetles made their appearance about
April 23 or 24. Both the apple tree and the forest tent caterpillars
[Clisiocampa americana, C. disstria] are much more
common than last year. In a peach orchard of 500 trees I counted
more than two nests to each tree. The caterpillars of the gartered plume
moth [Oxyptilus periscelidactylus] are webbing together
the leaves of the terminal shoots. Leaves of some varieties of currants
are badly curled by plant lice [Myzus ribisj. Currant worm
[Pteronus r i b e s i i] is very abundant on gooseberry. [P y r a u s t a
futilalis Led.] was very abundant last year on dogbane [Apoc-
y n u m androsaemifolium] and almost destroyed the weed.
May 24. Click beetles numerous in quince blossoms. Many trees
in a grove of maples are partly girdled by borers [Plagionotus
s p e c i o s u s], though they appear perfectly healthy in other respects.
Lygus pratensis is very numerous on grape vines. Larvae of
the grape vine flea beetle are beginning to appear. One house was over-
run with the grain weevil [Calandra granariaj. Nymphs of
[Leptoterna dolobrata] are abundant in grass June 2.
Crambids have become common. June beetles are a great nuisance at
all kinds of evening meetings. On June 7 an adult of the round headed
borer [Saperd a- Candida] came to light. There is great com-
plaint about squash beetles. June 9. Larch saw fly larvae [Lygae-
onematus erichsonii] are doing considerable damage to larch
trees. The same insect was injurious about four years ago. Caterpillars
of the willow butterfly [Euvanessa antiopa] have nearly stripped
some elms in the neighborhood. The 17 year cicada [Cicada sep-
t e n d e c i m] is reported to be present in great numbers near Dresden.
June 16. The 12 spotted asparagus beetle [Crioceris 12 - punc-
tata] is by far the most numerous on wild plants. June 17 a visit to
the farm of Calvin Haston near Dresden showed that the 17 year cicadas
were apparently doing considerable damage in vineyards and young apple
orchards, and more than half the branches of the vines were dead. On
one small apple tree I counted eight females ovipositing at one time on
three feet of branch. On one leaf of witch hazel 18 and on another 20
pupal skins were found. The adults were thickest in the orchard, where
I gathered a pint without moving. The first chambers found were uuder
a rail fence, while one was found in grass in the orchard. They were
most abundant in the woods under dead leaves ; many were built through
the leaves and were four or five inches long. Some were capped and
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others open. Only one lot was found in the woods uncovered by leaves,
this occuring in a spot where a brush heap had been burned the preced-
ing year, and here 30 or 40 chambers were found. The insects have
also appeared at Balona, Mays Mill and Long point. At the last place
they are reported as destroying two large vineyards. Caterpillars of the
black swallowtail [Papilio polyxenes] are eating down young
celery. June 23.
EXHIBITION OF INSECTS AT AGRICULTURAL
GATHERINGS
The opportunities agriculturists have of visiting museums to study
insect pests are necessarily limited, and not every farmer finds time to
look through the many bulletins and other publications so freely dis-
tributed, or, if one has a few hours, the desirable article can not always be
found. Alter all, the true way to learn is to see the creatures themselves,
preferably living but much better dead than not at all, and to inspect
their work. The observations of most growers are usually confined to
the field and are limited to the destructive stage, the round of life being
but partly understood. It is believed that a properly arranged biologic
collection, representing the various stages of the principal insect pests,
their work and any peculiarities they possess, will do much to increase
the interest in insects, and should promote their more general study in
the field, thus leading to their better control. As museums are few and
widely scattered, one way to bring about this very desirable end is found
in carrying small exhibits to places where the classes to be benefited
assemble, viz : agricultural fairs, farmers' institutes, grange meetings and
similar gatherings.
The interest manifested in the initial exhibit prepared for the state
fair, held at Syracuse, Sep. 4-9 and subsequently shown at the Oswego
county fair, held at Oswego Falls, Sep. 12-15 demonstrates the value of
this work. The collection, contained in 12 glass covered cases, each
3x16x19 inches, consisted of over 100 species of the more injurious and
more beneficial insects. The cases were arranged on a special table and
were surrounded most of the time by a group deeply interested in learn-
ing about the common pests they had been obliged to fight so long.
At the state fair nearly 2000 descriptive catalogues were distributed to
those showing marked interest in the collection, and this number repre-
sents only a small proportion of those who looked at the collection, for
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many, knowing little or nothing of its nature, were content with a glance
or two. At the Oswego county fair the interest was if anything more
marked. There was in constant attendance at each fair a member of the
official force for the purpose of answering questions and explaining the
more important features of the collection. Thus information was dis-
seminated through the examination of insects and their work and by
personal explanations, and, all was supplemented by the distribution of a
small catalogue giving in brief form the more striking characteristics of
the insect and in a word outlining the method of keeping it in check.
The following extracts will give an idea of the interest taken in this
new departure :
This exhibit, which is made under the auspices of the University of
the State of New York, is attracting much attention, both from the mere
sight-seeker and from the practical farmer. Mr G. W. J. Angell, who is
in charge of the greater New York exhibit in Machinery hall . . . said :
" I trust that this exhibit of insects is but an entering wedge, and will
be greatly enlarged at future state fairs. The heavy annual loss to the
farmers and lumbermen of our state from the depredations of insect
enemies runs high into the millions. The ability to differentiate between
those creatures which are injurious and those directly or indirectly beneficial,
and how best to prevent the ravages of the former, is as necessary to the
successful farmer as the knowledge of the comparative values and the
use of modern agricultural machinery. An insect, which today from its
rarity is comparatively harmless to crops, may next year, from a sudden
increase in its numbers, become a most destructive pest, and only by a
knowledge of its life history and of the critical stage in its development,
when the proper insecticides are most potent, can the threatened danger
be averted
The handy little pocket catalogue of the present exhibit . . . gives
descriptions of some 75 of the commoner injurious insects with the prop-
er remedies to be used against their attacks, and is one of the most
valuable features of the exhibit. Some of the insects which are directly
beneficial are also noted, such as the various silk worms, both native and
exotic, and the bees which carry pollen from flower to flower, without
whose labors many of our most valuable plants would become extinct." —
Evening herald, Syracuse, 7 Sep.
A new and valuable exhibit in Floral hall was a collection of 82 nox-
ious and beneficial insects . . . probably the first attempt to bring the
latest results of entomological science before the people at a state fair.
The specimens were admirably arranged in cases, showing their succes-
sive changes and samples of their work on bark, wood and leaves. They
were constantly surrounded by observers, many drawn perhaps by the
star of the season, the kissing bug, Opsicoetus personatus,
but many fruit and shade tree growers were specially delighted with this
opportunity to study the life history of pests whose ravages have been so
sorely felt. The value of economic entomology can not better be made
known than by thus bringing such exhibits before the people We trust
that it may become a regular feature of future fairs. The exhibit has
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already been asked for by the Oswego county fair. A neat little vest
pocket catalogue of 28 pages briefly describes the insects, with treatment,
which is worthy of careful preservation and study. — Country gentle/na/i,
14 Sep. p.738
Another evidence of the value of the collection as an educator is found
in the more recent request from F. E. Dawley, director of farmers insti-
tutes, that these insects be exhibited at a number of institutes in connec-
tion with a lecture. The catalogue is republished below in order to give
a fuller idea of the scope and character of the exhibit.
FRUIT TREE INSECTS
i Apple tree tent caterpillar (Clisiocampa americana).
Conspicuous web tents in forks of apple and cherry trees contain hairy
caterpillars with a white stripe along the back. Cocoons spun the last of
May, the light brown moths flying in June. Eggs, in belts encircling the
smaller twigs, remain unhatched till spring.
Treatment : remove and destroy eggs or young in nests. Spray foliage
of infested trees with poison in early spring.
2 Cigar case bearer (Coleophora fletcherella). Small
caterpillars in cigar shaped cases feeding on buds and foliage of apple.
Treatment: spray infested trees with poison in early spring.
3 Pistol case bearer (Coleophora malivorella). Small
caterpillars in pistol shaped cases feeding on the young leaves and
opening flowers of the apple.
Treatment : spray infested trees with the poison in early spring.
4 Apple leaf Bucculatrix (Bucculatrix pomifoliella).
White, ribbed cocoons about y£ in. long may be seen in clusters on
smaller limbs of infested trees. The small larvae mine the leaves and
later feed externally.
Treatment : spray infested foliage with poison in early June.
5 Rose beetle (Macro dactyl us subspinosus). Greenish
yellow beetles about y% in. long appear in swarms in May and attack
the foliage of various trees and vines.
Treatment: spray beetles with y 2 pound whale oil soap to r gal.
water, dust vines with ashes, etc. ; handpicking.
6 Apple tree borer (Saperda Candida). " Sawdust " or
diseased bark and beneath the latter, legless, white, round headed borers.
The brown beetles, striped with white, about 1 in. long, occur from June
to August.
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Treatment : protect base of tree with wire netting. Dig out the young
borers in the fall. Cut and burn badly infested trees.
7 Pear midge (Diplosis pyrivora). Dwarfed, deformed
fruit drops early, and within occur thick bodied, pale yellow maggots.
Treatment : destroy infested fruit.
8 Peach bark borer (Scolytus rugulosus). Bark of
affected trees punctured with many small, circular holes, made by brown-
ish black beetles less than yi in. long. Inner portions of bark and sap
wood filled with burrows. .
Treatment : burn badly infested trees. Apply carbolic soap wash to
trunks and limbs in early spring.
9 Pear blight beetle (Xyleborus dispar). Bark of af-
fected trees punctured with many small, circular holes made by dark
brown beetles about y& in. long. Inner portions of bark and sap wood
filled with burrows.
Treatment : burn badly infested trees.
io 17 year cicada (Cicada septendecim). Slit and
broken twigs with wilting leaves are characteristic work of this insect,
but unless the trees are small not much damage is done.
Prevention : avoid setting out trees in last few years before cicadas are
due.
11 Apple tree bark louse (Mytilaspis pomorum). Bark
infested with brownish scales shaped like oyster shells. Occurs on many
other trees. Winter passed as white eggs under old scales, the young ap-
pearing about June 1.
Treatment : spray young with kerosene emulsion or whale oil soap
solution.
12 Scurfy bark louse (Chionaspis furfurus). The
whitish, scurfy scales occur on the bark of fruit trees. The purplish eggs
remain under old scales all winter, the young appearing about June 1.
Treatment: spray young with kerosene emulsion or whale oil soap.
13 San Jose scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus). A small
circular scale not readily seen unless very abundant. Infests many trees
and shrubs. The specimens show variations in the appearance of the
scales and how it may be disseminated by budding. Young appear from
early June till cold weather.
Treatment : destroy badly infested trees, specially if young, and spray
others thoroughly with kerosene emulsion or whale oil soap solution.
Fumigate with gas.
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14 English oyster scale (Aspidiotus ostreaeformis).
Resembles San Jose scale in appearance and like it infests fruit trees.
Occurs in several localities in this state and should be guarded against.
Treatment: spray infested trees with kerosene emulsion or whale oil
soap solution. Fumigate with gas.
1 5 Putnam's scale (Aspidiotus ancylus). Resembles the
two preceding species, but is less injurious. Attacks various trees.
Treatment : same as preceding.
SMALL FRUIT AND VINE INSECTS
16 Currant worm (Pteronus ribesii). Greenish, black-
dotted saw fly larvae feeding on currant leaves in May, the common
currant worm.
Treatment : spray with hellebore or poison.
17 Currant span worm (Diastictis ribearia). Yellowish,
black-dotted span worms feeding on leaves in May and June.
Treatment : spraying with poison, or handpicking.
1 8 Currant stem borers (Sesia tipuliformis, Janus
integer, Tenthredo rufopectus). The caterpillars boring
in the woody stems are sesians. The maggots working in the tender
tips may be either those of Janus or Tenthredo.
Treatment: burn stems infested with sesians and the wilting tips
infested by the others.
19 Raspberry gouty gall beetle (Agrilus ruficollis).
Irregular swellings on canes are produced by larvae of this pest.
Treatment : cut and burn infested canes during winter or early spring.
20 Light-loving grape vine beetle (Anomala lucicola).
Brownish or black beetles about |^ in. long, resembling a small June
beetle.
Treatment : dust vines with lime. Collect and destroy beetles.
2 1 Spotted grape vine beetle (Pelidnota punctata).
Brown, black-spotted beetles about 1 in. long, resembling a June beetle.
Treatment : handpicking.
22 Grape vine flea beetle (Haltica chalybea). Greenish
or blue beetles about y& in. long, feeding on buds, or brownish, black
dotted larvae about y 2 in. long, skeletonizing leaves.
Treatment : spray with poison, using a large amount on buds, less for
young on leaves.
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23 Grape vine plume moth (Oxyptilus periscelidacty-
1 u s). Small, greenish, hairy caterpillars webbing together terminal leaves.
Treatment : pick and destroy infested tips.
24 Eight spotted forester (Alypia octomaculata). Red-
dish, black-ringed caterpillars about y 2 in. long feeding on grape vine
and Virginia creeper in spring.
Treatment : handpicking ; spray with poison.
25 White flower cricket (Oecanthus niveus) Series of punc-
tures in twigs of various kinds are made by this insect for the reception
of its eggs. Injury is usually too little to call for remedial measures,
specially as the insects are predaceous and therefore beneficial.
SHADE TREE PESTS
26 White-marked tussock moth (Notolophus leuco-
stigma). Beautiful caterpillars having three black plumes, four yellow
or white tufts, a coral red head, and body marked with black and
yellow. Defoliate horse chestnut, elm and other shade trees. Winter
passed in white, frothy egg masses, the caterpillars hatching the latter
part of May and spinning up about a month later, the moths appearing
in July. Two broods about New York city, but one farther north.
Treatment : destroy eggs or spray foliage of infested trees with poison.
27 Forest tent caterpillar : maple worm (Clisiocampa
d i s s t r i a). Foliage of maple and fruit trees eaten in May and June
by hairy blue-headed caterpillars with silvery dots along the back. Co-
coons spun in June, the brown moth flying in July. Eggs in belts
encircling smaller twigs, remain unhatched till spring.
Treatment : destroy eggs ; kill the caterpillars when massed on trunk
and limbs ; spray foliage of infested trees with poison ; collect and destroy
cocoons.
28 Pigeon Tremex (Tremex columba). Adults frequently
known as " horn tails ", are usually found in July around diseased and
dying tree trunks. The young borers occur near the surface, but full
grown ones may make their way to the center of even large trees. Not
usually very injurious.
Treatment: cut and burn badly infested trees.
29 Lunate long sting (Thalessa lunator). Brownish,
wasp-like insects with yellow markings and a slender ovipositor or " tail "
2 to 4 in. long. Frequenting elms and maples infested by the pigeon
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T r e m e x and occasionally found with the ovipositor "stuck in the
wood. The white legless grubs attach themselves to the borers and
suck their life out. This insect should therefore be protected.
30 Cottony maple tree scale insect (Pulvinaria innumer-
ab i 1 i s ) . Under side of smaller limbs sometimes festooned with this
cottony insect, though more frequently it occurs in small masses. Young
appear in July.
Treatment: spray young with kerosene emulsion or whale oil soap
solution. Brush or scrape off and destroy old scales.
31 Sugar maple borer (Plagionotus speciosus).
Diseased or loose bark and exposed dead wood indicate the work of
this pest. The grubs frequently cause serious injury by running trans-
verse burrows just beneath the bark. The stout, black beetles, about 1
in. long with bright yellow markings, occur from June to August.
Treatment: burn badly infested trees. Dig out the young borers in
the fall. Protect trees with carbolic soap wash from June to August.
32 Maple tree primer (Elaphidion villosum). Small
limbs of maple, oak and other trees nearly eaten off by an insect and
dropping in September, usually contain the burrows of this species.
Treatment: collect infested limbs on the ground and burn before
spring.
33 Elm leaf beetle (Galerucella luteola). Irregular
round holes eaten in young foliage followed by the grubs gnawing the
under portions of the leaves, which then dry and turn brown. The yel-
lowish, black-striped beetles, about y£ in. long, appear in early spring
and lay eggs in May. The grubs feed in June, changing to yellow
pupae the latter part of the month. A second brood occurs in July and
extends into September. Known in this state only on Long Island and
in the Hudson river valley.
Treatment : spray foliage of infested trees with poison, which must be
applied to under surface of the leaf in order to kill the grubs. Kill
larvae and pupae on and near trunks of the trees.
34 Elm bark louse (Gossyparia ulmi). Adult females in
June appear like clusters of small lichens on the under side of the
smaller limbs of European elms. Young emerge in July.
Treatment: spray with kerosene emulsion or whale oil soap solution.
35 Elm borer (Saperda tridentata). Diseased or dead
bark, and in inner portions white, flattened, legless grubs, which frequently
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cause considerable injury. Beetles appear from early May till latter part
of June.
Treatment : cut and burn badly infested trees. Protect valuable trees
with carbolic soap wash during May and June.
36 Elm snout beetle (Magdalis barbita). Thick, fleshy,
legless grubs working in inner bark of elm. Follows attack by the elm
borer and occasionally is very abundant.
Treatment : burn badly infested trees and keep others vigorous.
37 Fall web worm (Hyphantria cunea). Web tents in
July and August inclosing leaves on the tips of branches, the eaten
foliage turning brown. Attacks many trees.
Treatment : destroy webs and their inhabitants or spray foliage of
affected limbs with poison.
38 Bag worm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis).
Defoliated evergreens and other trees are found infested with curious
cocoons or bags containing caterpillars in late summer and fall. Occur
in vicinity of New York city.
Treatment : collect and destroy bag worms or spray with poison.
39 Leopard moth (Zeuzera pyrin a). Whitish, black-spotted
caterpillar making large burrows in various trees. A bad pest about
New York city.
Treatment: dig out young borers. Kill others with carbon bisulfid.
Burn badly infested trees.
40 Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius). If injured bark
is examined, a slender flat-headed grub will be found running burrows in
all directions in the inner portions. White and other birches are attacked.
Very injurious at present in Buffalo. Beetles appear in June.
Treatment : cut and burn badly infested trees.
GARDEN INSECTS
41 Colorado potato beetle (Doryphora 10-lineata).
Stout yellowish beetles with black striped wing covers appear in early
spring, feed, and deposit yellowish eggs in clusters on under surface of
leaves. The reddish, black-marked grubs also devour the foliage.
Treatment: handpicking; spray vines with poison.
42 Squash vine borer (Melittia satyriniformis).
Wilting of one or more runners is caused by a whitish caterpillar boring
in the stem near the root.
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Treatment : slit the softer, infested portions, remove the borers and
cover the wounded part with earth. Protect young plants with netting.
43 Striped cucumber beetle ( D i abr otic a vittata). Yellow
beetles about % in. long, striped with black, occur in numbers on cucum-
ber and squash vines.
Treatment : protect young vines with netting. Dust vines with ashes,
plaster of paris, etc Poison trap crop of squash.
44 Cucumber flea beetle (Epitrix cucumeris). Brown-
ish, gnawed spots on leaves made by numerous black jumping beetles
about jjr in. long.
Treatment : spray vines with bordeaux mixture.
45 Squash bug (Anasa tristis). Wilting leaves with their
under surface infested by greenish young or by the large, grayish brown
stink bugs about ^ in. long.
Treatment : place chips and similar shelters near the vines and kill
daily the bugs collected underneath. Crush the brownish eggs on under
surface of the leaves.
46 Common asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi).
Slate colored grubs about l /z in. long or yellowish and bluish green
beetles about ^ in. long eating the more tender portions of the plants.
Occurs on Long Island, in Hudson river valley and in the lake regions of
the western part of the state.
Treatment : spray affected plants with poison.
47 12 spotted asparagus beetle (Crioceris 12 -punc-
tata ) . Slate colored grubs about l /z in. long or stout, nearly cylindric
red beetles with 12 black spots, eating the more tender portions of the
plant. Known to occur in the state at Albany, Newark, Brighton, East
Amherst, Buffalo and Crosby.
Treatment: spray affected plants with poison.
48 Flea beetle on sugar beets (Systena frontalis).
Ragged holes and brown spots made by small, jumping, black, red-
headed beetles about y\ m - long.
Treatment : spray affected plants with poison or bordeaux mixture.
49 Blister beetles (Epicauta cinerea, E. vittata).
Feeding in July and August on the foliage of potato and other plants,
cylindric, soft beetles about 5 4 in. long and black and gray, or black
striped with yellow.
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Treatment : as the grubs of these beetles are known to feed on the
eggs of grasshoppers and are therefore beneficial, the adults should be
destroyed, by spraying affected plants with poison or by beating the
insects into pans containing water and kerosene, only when necessary.
50 Bumble flower beetle (Euphoria inda). Brownish mot-
tled beetles about S/s in. long feeding in ears of green corn, attacking
peaches.
Treatment : handpicking.
51 Stalk borer (Hydroecia nitela). Wilting potato vines
and within a brown, white-striped active caterpillar about 1 in. long.
Attacks many thick stalked herbaceous plants.
Treatment : burn infested stalks before September.
52 Variegated cut worm (Peridroma saucia). Stout,
brownish cut worms with obscure markings and about i*4 in. l° n g- I n "
jurious to various garden plants. Its operations on carnations in a
greenhouse are shown.
Treatment : place poisoned baits near plants to be protected.
53 Zebra caterpillar (Mamestra picta). Brilliantly marked
black and yellow, red-headed caterpillar about 2 in. long frequently
found on cabbage, beets and other garden crops.
Treatment : spray affected plants with poison, hellebore or pyrethrum
water.
54 Cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae). Large irregular
holes eaten in cabbage by a greenish caterpillar. White butterflies
abundant in the field.
Treatment : capture the butterflies with nets. Spray young cabbage
with poison, older ones with hellebore or pyrethrum water. Dust with
lime.
55 Cabbage thrips (Thrips t abaci). Cabbage and lettuce
show white spots as though blasted, caused by minute yellowish or brown
insects.
Treatment: spray affected plants with kerosene emulsion or a soap
solution.
56 Tarnished plant bug (Lygus pratensis). Small yellow-
ish and black bugs about % in. long, frequenting many plants and
injuring most garden crops and some trees.
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Treatment : handpicking or dusting with ashes. ■ Burn all rubbish in
the fall.
57 Four lined leaf bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus).
Yellowish bugs with four black stripes and about f- 6 in. long frequenting
various plants and injuring some considerably.
Treatment : dust affected plants with ashes. Spray young with kero-
sene emulsion. Cut and burn tips of bushes containing eggs.
GRASS INSECTS
58 Army worm (Leucania unipuncta). Brownish, white-
striped caterpillars about 2 in. long devouring grasses and allied plants.
Treatment : confine by ditching, kill with poisoned baits. Prevent
their occurrence by clean culture.
59 White grubs (Lachnosterna fuse a, Allorhina
n i t i d a ) . Fleshy, white, brown-headed grubs severing grass roots and
those of other plants. Allorhina occurs in vicinity of New York city.
Treatment : spray badly infested areas liberally with kerosene emulsion
just before a rain. Dig and destroy the grubs.
60 Grasshoppers. A number of species attack various crops.
Treatment : place poisoned baits near crops to be protected.
HOUSEHOLD INSECTS
61 House fly (Musca domestica). Easily recognized as
the common fly around houses.
Treatment : exclude with screens. As it breeds in manure and gar-
bage, keeping this material cleaned up or inaccessible to flies will reduce
their numbers.
62 Bed bug (Acanthia lectularia), A flattened, reddish in-
sect about y^ in. long frequenting houses, specially those affording
numerous cracks where it can find shelter and where uncleanliness pre-
vails.
Treatment : apply benzine, kerosene or other petroleum oil to crevices
in infested beds. Corrosive sublimate may be used in same manner.
Fumigation with sulfur is valuable wherever possible.
63 Kissing bug : masked bed bug hunter (Opsicoetus p e r -
sonatus). A brownish or black insect about y± in. long. It is
attracted by lights, and its young, which conceals itself by a covering of
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lint, etc. is said to have a partiality for bed bugs. Not usually harmful*
though it can inflict a severe bite or " sting."
Treatment : screens should exclude it most effectually.
64 Buffalo carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae).
Larvae easily recognized by their shaggy appearance, being provided
with coarse bristles along the sides and at the posterior extremity of the
body. The beetles are about }i in. long, black, marked with white and
a red line down the middle of the back, widening into three projections.
Treatment : use rugs or matting in place of carpet whenever possible.
Infested carpets should be taken up and sprayed with benzine and the
cracks in the floor should be filled with plaster of paris before relaying
the carpet.
65 Black carpet beetle (Attagenus piceus). Light brown
cylindric larva with a long "tail" of slender hairs. The adult is a small
oval black beetle nearly -^ in. long. This species has a decided taste
for feathers.
Treatment : same as for the preceding.
66 Little red ant (M onomorium pharaonis). The com-
mon yellowish red ant about -^ in. long that frequents houses in such
numbers at times.
Treatment : destroy colony with carbon bisulfid when possible. Attract
to sponge filled with sweetened water and kill the collected ants by
dropping them in hot water.
67 Bacon beetle (Dermestes lardarius). Dark brownish
beetle about T \ in. long with yellowish band on wing covers. Larva
brown, hairy, about S/% in. long. Both adult and larva attack bacon,
meat, etc.
- Treatment : cleanliness and excluding insects from the food.
68 Croton bug (Phyllodromia germanica). The smaller,
light brown roach about ^ in. long found in houses.
Treatment : roach poisons, such as Hooper's fatal food. Paris green
with sugar has been used successfully, but is a dangerous poison.
Fumigate with sulfur where possible. Entice the bugs to enter vessels
partly filled with stale beer, from which no escape is provided.
69 Cockroach (Periplaneta orientalis). The larger dark
brown species an inch or more long, found in dwellings.
Treatment : same as for the croton bug.
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INSECTS AFFECTING STORED GRAINS AND LEGUMINOUS SEEDS.
70 Grain moth (Sitotroga cerealella). A small caterpillar
about r 7 z in. long working in various grains and producing a whitish
moth with a wing spread of a little over y 2 in.
Treatment : fumigate infested grain with carbon bisulfid and treat
suspected granaries in the same manner.
7 1 Saw toothed grain beetle (Silvanus surinamensis).
A small, brown, slender beetle about yi in. long found infesting cereals
and dried food products.
Treatment : fumigate infested cereals with carbon bisulfid and allow
none of its food to lie long undisturbed.
72 Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella). Whitish
caterpillar living in indian meal and other cereals and fastening the par-
ticles of grain together with a web. Moth with the outer two thirds of
fore wings reddish brown, the inner portion and hind wings light gray.
Treatment : fumigate infested food with carbon bisulfid.
73 Confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum). A
rather stout, shining, reddish brown beetle about ^r in long. Very pro-
lific and frequently causes considerable injury.
Treatment: fumigate with carbon bisulfid and clean infested localities.
74 Bean weevil (Bruchus obtectus). Small grayish brown
beetles about y% in. long breeding in dry beans and eating out numerous
holes.
Treatment: fumigate beans in all infested localities with carbon
bisulfid as soon as threshed.
75 Pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum). Brownish or black
beetles with indistinct white markings, about T ^ in. long, infesting peas.
Treatment : same as for bean weevil.
BENEFICIAL INSECTS
76 Silk worm (Bombyx mori). Showing eggs, larva, single
and double cocoons, those from which moths have emerged, one from
which the silk has been reeled, male and female moths, raw silk ; also
several other species of silk-producing moths.
77 Pollen carriers. A great many insects convey pollen from
flower to flower and in certain cases there are some very interesting
adaptations. Some of the more common pollen carriers are honey bees,
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bumble or humble bees, other bees, wasps, flower or Syrphus flies and
many others.
78 Lady bugs. Certain species are valuable agents in controlling
plant lice, which they and their young feed on. Some forms prey on
scale insects.
79 Soldier beetles (Chauliognathus species). The beetles
are among the pollen carriers and the larvae prey on the worm of the
codling moth.
80 Syrphus flies. The adults are usually seen among flowers, but
the work of their frequently brightly colored larvae in reducing the
number of plant lice is not so well known. These beneficial maggots
are nearly conical and may be found among colonies of plant lice.
81 Spined soldier bug (Podisus spinosus). Represents a
number of species which prey on other insects. This one feeds on a
number of common pests, such as the potato beetle, elm leaf beetle and
asparagus beetle grubs.
82 Red tailed Tachina fly (Winthemia 4 - p u s t u 1 a t a).
Valuable parasite of army worm, tent caterpillar and several other pests.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST
The following is a list of the principal publications of the entomologist
during the year 1899. 95 are named, with title, 1 place and time of
publication and a summary of the contents of each. Volume and page
numbers are separated by a colon, the first superior figure tells the
column, and the second the exact place in the column in ninths ; e. g.
63 : 993 2S means vol. 63, p. 993, column 2, beginning in the third ninth,
i. e. about one third of the way down :
Scale on magnolia and Euonymus. (American gardening, 29 Oct. 1898,
19: 7 4 2 28 )
Lecanium tulipiferae Cook and Chionaspis euonymi
Comst. from Fishkill oil the Hudson are identified and remedies given.
Beneficial bugs. (Country gentleman, 3 Nov. 1898, 63: 868 44 )
The nine pronged wheel-hug, Prionidus cristatus Linn, is figured,
hriefly described and its beneficial habits given. The masked bed bug hunter,
Opsicoetus personatus Linn, is similarly treated and the protection
of both forms is urged.
1 Titles are given as published and in some instances they have been supplied by editors.
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A pernicious elm borer. (Country gentleman, 3 Nov. 1898, 63: 869 18 .
New England farmer, 26 Nov. 1898, v. 76 no. 48 p. 2)
Describes a serious attack on elms at Berlin Mass. by the elm borer,
Saperda tridentata Oliv. and its associates, Neoclytus eryth-
rocephalus Fabr. and Magdalis barbita Say. Several pre-
ventives and remedies are given.
Look out for canker worms! (Country gentleman, 10 Nov. 1898,
6 3 : 894 15 )
Recent injuries by canker worms are mentioned and the life history of the
lime tree winter moth, Erannis tiliaria Harr. received from Gouver-
neur N. Y., is given.
Hessian fly. (Country gentleman, 17 Nov. 1898, 63: 906 38 )
Wheat turning yellow in Michigan is probably caused by Cecidomyia
destructor Say.
Elm borer. (Country gentleman, 17 Nov. 1898, 63: 9o6 46 -7 u )
An unthrifty elm with loose bark, at Utica N. Y. is probably infested by
Saperda tridentata Oliv. and species usually associated with it.
Several remedies are given.
Grape vine leaf hopper. (Country gentleman, 17 Nov. 1898, 63: 913 31 )
Insects from Lahaska Pa. are identified asTyphlocyba comes Say,
figured and briefly treated.
Exterminating potato bugs. (Country gentleman, 17 Nov. 1898,
63: 9i3 41 -i4 u )
In response to a report that the potato beetle is kept in subjection by its
natural enemies at a locality in Lycoming co. Pa. it is stated that this is out
of the ordinary experience. This pest has a large number of insect enemies.
One of the more important, L e b i a g r a n d i s Hentz, is figured and noticed
briefly. It probably would not pay to distribute enemies of the potato beetle.
Notes on some insects of the year in the state of New York. (U. S.
department of agriculture, division of entomology. Bulletin 17, new
series [Rec'd 5 Dec. 1898] p. 16-23)
The following species are noticed:
White-marked tussock moth, Notolophus leucostigma Abb. & Sm.;
elm leaf beetle, Galerucella luteola Mull.; cherry or pear tree slug,
Eriocampoides limacina Retz; Byturus unicolor Say; maple
tree pruner, Elaphidion villosum Fabr ; Galerucella cavicol-
lis Lee; apple tree tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa americana Fabr.;
forest tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn.; zebra caterpillar,
Mamestra picta Harr.; Xylina laticinerea or X. cinerea
Riley [X. antennata Walk.]; elm leaf miner ; maple tree scale insect,
Pulvinaria innumerabilis Rathv.; Lecanium armeniacum
Craw.; Lecanium cerasifex Fitch; San Jose" scale, Aspidiotus
perniciosus Comst.
590 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Bean weevil. (Country gentleman, 8 Dec. 1898, 63 : 966 17 )
Planting uninfested seed on fresh soil is recommended and the treatment
the entire crop in infested localities with carbon bisulfid is advised.
Carbon bisulfid. (Country gentleman, 8 Dec. 1898, 65 : 966 s7 )
Directions are given for treating grain with carbon bisulfid.
Insects from lily pond. (American gardening, 10 Dec. 1898, 19: 842 s8 )
The dragon fly nymphs submitted with the inquiry are predaceous. More
probably the depredator on the lily buds was a caddice fly.
Controlling city pests. (Albany evening journal, 10 Dec. 1898, p. 6;
also in Troy daily times, 10 Dec. 1898 ; Argus [Albany] n Dec. 1898,
p. 7; Sunday press [Albany] n Dec. 1898, p. 9; Troy budget, 11
Dec. 1898, p. 9)
A general notice recommending the collection of the egg masses of the
white-marked tussock moth, Notolophus leucostigma Abb. & Sm.
A destructive borer. (Country gentleman, 15 Dec. 1898, 63 : 993 12 )
Notices a very destructive borer, Agrilus anxius Gory, which has
seriously injured birches at Buffalo N. Y. The European Agrilus betu-
1 e t i Ratz. is mentioned.
Everlasting San Jose scale. (Country gentleman, 15 Dec. 1898,
63 = 993 23 )
The recent prohibition of the importation of American nursery stock into
France is probably the outcome of resolutions adopted by the Society of agri-
culturists in France. Mention is made of the interest excited by Aspidio-
tus perniciosus Comst. in this country aud abroad.
Spray barrel on wheels. (Country gentleman, 12 Jan. 1899, 64 : 26 27 )
Gives directions for mounting a barrel on wheels and suggests the use of a
stone-boat or drag.
14th report on the injurious and other insects of the state of New York
for the year 1898. Albany, University of the State of New York, Dec.
1898 [issued 12 Jan. 1899] 150 p. 9 pi. Also as Report of the state
entomologist for 1898 (New York state museum 52d report, for 1898.
Bulletin, v. 5, no. 23. Dec. 1898 [issued 12 Jan. 1899])
Contents
PAGE
Introductory 153
Transmittal 153
General entomologic features.. 153
Elm leaf beetle 154
San Jose" scale 154
Office publications 154
Office work 155
PAGE
Collection of insects 155
Di vision library 156
J. A. Lintner 156
Acknowledgments 156
Injurious insects 1 158
Byturus unicolor Say,
the pale brown Byturus 158
1 A general account and bibliography is given of each.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899
591
Trypeta canadensis
Loew, the gooseberry fruit fly. 160
Notolophus leucostigma
Abb. & Sm. the white-marked
tussock moth 163
Clisiocampa americana
Fabr. the apple tree tent cater-
pillar
Clisiocampa disstria
Hiibn. the forest tent cater-
pillar
Mamestra picta Harr. the
zebra caterpillar : 201
Xylina antennata Walker 207
Lecanium tulipiferae
Cook, the tulip tree scale 213
Lepisma domestiea Pack.
[Thermobia furnorum
Prov.], bristle tail : fish moth. 216
Eurypelma hentzii Gi-
rard,the molting of a tarautula 219
177
191
Hints about insecticides 221
How insects feed 221
Operation of contact insecti-
cides 222
Useless remedies 223
Preventives 223
Need of experiment 223
Arsenical compounds 224
Internal and contact insecticides
combined 226
Contact insecticides 226
Fumigation 228
Some insects of the year in New
York state 231
List of publications of the ento-
mologist 243
Contributions to the collection in
1898 255
Explanation of plates 264
Index 265
Circular to those interested in entomology. (Issued 6 Feb. 1899. Re-
published in Argus [Albany] 12 Feb. 1899)
Invites the public to cooperate with the department in the observation of
insects.
Squash, melon and cucumber bugs. (Country gentleman, 16 Feb. 1899,
64: 128 12 )
A brief general account treating of the following insects: Squash bug,
Anasa tristis DeGeer; squash vine borer, Melittia satyrin-
i f o r m i s Hiibn. (syn. M. cucurbitae Harr.) ; pickle and melon worms,
Margaronia nitidalis Cram, and M. hyalinata Linn.; striped
cucumber beetle, Diabrotica vittata Fabr.; northern lady bird,
Epilachna borealis Fabr.; cucumber flea beetle, Epitrix cue inn-
er is Harr. and the melon plant louse, Aphis gossypii Glover.
Arsenical poisons. (Country gentleman, 16 Feb. 1899, 64: 128 27 )
Discusses several arsenical compounds and recommends the use of arsenate
of lead.
13th report on the injurious and other insects of the state of New York
for 1897, by J. A. Lintner. Albany, University of the State of New
York, 1898 [issued 18 Feb. 1899] 64P., 2 pi. Also as Report of the
state entomologist for 1897 (New York state museum 51st report for
1897)
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Contents
Introductory 331
Transmittal 331
11th report 331
Publications of the office 331
State collection 331
Correspondence 332
General entomologic features... 832
Losses caused by insects 333
Injurious insects 1 335
Tenthredo rufopectus
Norton, red-breasted saw fly.. 335
Urocerus albicornis Fabr.
white-horned Urocerus 338
Urocerus cressoni Nor-
ton 340
Eacles [Basilona] imper-
ialis Drury, imperial motb.. 342
Lygus pratensis Liuu.
tarnished plant bug 351
Notes on various insects 358
Pyralis costalis Fabr.
clover hay caterpillar 358
Cecidomyia leguruinic-
ola Lintn. clover seed midge 359
Anthrenus sciophula-
riae Fabr. carpet beetle 359
Elapbidion villosum
Fabr. oak pruner 359
Cyllene pictus Drury,
hickory borer 360
Galerucella lut eola Mill].,
elm leaf beetle 360
Blissus leuc o pterusSay,
cbinch bug 361
Plant lice or Aphididae 361
Pemphigus populi-
transversus Riley 361
Chaitophorus species.. 362
Callipterus ulmifolii
Mnell 362
Drepanosiphum aceri-
folii Thds 363
Aphis mali Fabr 363
Myzus cerasi Fabr 363
Myzus ribis Linn 363
Rhopalosiphuni species 363
Thrips tabaci Lind 363
Publications of the entomologist.. 364
Contributions to the collection... 371
Explanation of plates 375
Index 377
[Introduction to address before the eastern New York horticultural
society] (Country gentleman, 2 Mar. 1899, 64: 174 24 )
The extension of the upper austral life zone along the Hudson river, and
the unexcelled facilities of the stream for the transportation of insects, render
this region very interesting and a study of its fauna of great importance.
Isolation of orchards is recommended wherever practicable. A few observa-
tions on the San Jose" scale are given.
Injurious shade tree insects, with special reference to the elm leaf beetle.
Address before the Troy scientific association, 6 Mar. 1899. (Portion
published in the Troy times, 7 Mar. 1899. Also in Argus [Albany]
12 Mar. 1899, p. 9)
After the work of the elm borer, Saperda tridentata Oliv., and the
elm bark louse, Gossyparia ulmi Geoff., is briefly characterized, the
elm leaf beetle, Galerucella luteola Mull., is treated under the follow-
ing heads : injuries, life history and habits, ineffectual measures, spraying with
poison, importance of thorough work, approximate cost and the necessity of
municipal action.
1 A bibliography and general account is given of each.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 593
Injurious insects of the Hudson river valley. Portion of an abstract of
the address delivered before the eastern New York horticultural society.
(Rural New Yorker, 18 Mar. 1899, 58: 198 21 )
Nearly the same as the above.
Insect enemies of our shade trees and their control, with special reference
to the elm leaf beetle. Address delivered before the Albany institute,
4 Ap. 1899. (Extracts from, in Argus [Albany] 5 Ap. 1899, p. 6; Press
and Knickerbocker [Albany] 5 Ap. 1899, p.8)
Describes the local situation briefly ; otherwise nearly same as the address
before the Troy scientific association.
Scale on Japan quince. (American gardening, 15 Ap. 1899, 20: 284 28 )
Identifies scurfy bark louse, Chionaspis furfurus Fitch, and
gives remedies.
Myriapods and mites. (American gardening, 29 Ap. 1899, 20: 32 1 15 )
Spraying - with kerosene emulsion is advised for these soil inhabiting forms.
Box elder plant bug. (American gardening, 29 Ap. 1899, 20: 32 1 16 )
Excluding the buQ,s, Leptocoris trivittatus Say, from the houses
is recommended.
Protect the trees from caterpillars. (Argus [Albany] 30 Ap. 1899, p.20;
Also in Sunday press [Albany] of same date)
Removiug and burning the eggs of the white-marked tussock moth,
Notolophus leueostigma Abb. & Sm. is advised.
Ants. (Country gentleman, 4 May 1899, 64: 346")
Gives several remedies for ants in houses.
Elm leaf beetle at work. (Troy daily times, 4 May 1899; Troy daily
press, 4 May, p.8 ; Argus [Albany] 5 May, p.4 ; Times-Union
[Albany] 4 May, p. 3 ; Ballston daily journal, 5 May, p.2 ; Fishkill
standard, 6 May, p.2 ; Rough notes [Valatie N. Y.] 5 May, p.2 ; New-
burgh journal, 5 May, p.2; Sunday press [Albany] 7 May, p.15;
Poughkeepsie daily eagle, 9 May, p.8; New York farmer, n May,
p.4; Rhinebeck gazette, 13 May, p.i ; Eastern New York horticulturist,
1899, v.2 no.4 p.13)
States that the beetles, Galerucella luteola Miill., have appeared
in numbers and advises spraying at once.
Collection, preservation and distribution of New York insects. (Bulletin
New York state museum, v.6 no. 26, Ap. 1899 [Issued 6 May] 36p.
29 fig.)
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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Contents
PAGE
Preface 5
Collecting insects 7
Collecting bottle 7
Insect net 8
Collecting box 9
Folded papers for butterflies 9
Vials and small boxes 9
Capturing insects 9
Collecting at lights and sugar-
ing 12
Immature forms 13
Preserving insects 14
Insect pins 14
Pinning block . . 14
Rules for pinning 15
Spreading apparatus 15
Directions for spreading 16
Relaxing insects 17
PAGE
Denton's tablets 17
Treatment of small insects 17
Inflating larvae 18
Alcoholic material 19
Vials and their care 19
Labeling insects 20
Insect cases 21
Museum pests 23
Convenient accessories 23
Shipping insects 24
Dealers in entomologic supplies 25
Distribution of insects 25
Importance 25
Life zones 26
Imported insect pests 27
Manner of spread 28
Practical application 29
Index 31
Forest tent caterpillar. (Country gentleman, n May 1899, 64:367")
Identifies eggs of Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn. and gives several
remedies.
Curious insect tastes. Country gentleman, 11 May 1899, 64 :368 s5 5
New York farmer. 18 May. p. 8)
Describes work of the black carpet beetle, Attagenus piceus Oliv.
in whalebone cane, that of the bristle tail, Lepisma domestica
Pack. [Thermobia furnorum Prov.] among papers, mentions the food
habits of the cigarette beetle, Lasio derma serricorne Fabr. and
refers to lead boring by several insects, specially Sitodrepa panicea
Linn.
Cut worms on carnations. (Country gentleman, n May 1899, 64 : 368")
Records an attack by Peridroma saucia Hiibn. on carnations in a
greenhouse and recommends poisoned bait.
Look out for caterpillars. (Country gentleman, 11 May 1899, 64: 368")
General warning is given in regard to the tent caterpillars, Clisiocampa
americana Fabr. and C. disstria Hiibn.
[Remedies for tent caterpillars] (Daily Saratogian, 15 May 1899, p. 2)
Extracts from 14th report regarding treatment of these pests and the use
of insecticides.
[Remedies for forest tent caterpillar.] (Daily Saratogian, 17 May 1899,
p.3 (a portion of the report) ; 19 May (entire report) ; also portions in
special circular issued by direction of the street commissioners of
Saratoga Springs)
Recommends clearing of the trees by individual effort. The caterpillars
should be brushed, shaken or burned from the trees and prevented from
ascending by the use of cotton bands.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1 899 595
Pests on fruit trees. (Country gentleman, 25 May 1899, 64: 406 45 )
Identifies oblique-banded leaf roller, Cacoecia rosaceana Harr. ;
bud moth, Tmetocera ocellaua Schift*. ; and cherry aphis, Myzus
cerasi Fabr. and gives remedies. A daliajbi punctata Linn, is also
noticed as an aid in the destruction of pests.
[Voluntary entomologie service of New York.] (Country gentleman, 25
May 1899, 64:4i4 16 ; New York farmer, 25 May, p.5 ; American
agriculturist, 27 May, 63: 682 25 )
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Value of spraying. (Argus [Albany] 29 May, 1899, p.4)
Notices the prompt results obtained in spraying maples infested with forest
tent caterpillars, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn.
[Voluntary entomologie service of New York.] (Country gentleman,
1 June 1899, 64: 426 s4 ; New York farmer, 1 June, 1899, p.5)
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Plant lice. (Country gentleman, 1 June 1899, 64: 430 14 )
Identifies Aphis rumicis Linn, on Euonymus and gives life
history and remedies.
Bark louse and Phytoptus. (Country gentleman, 1 June 1899,
64: 430")
Identifies Mytilaspis pomorum Bouche\ and Phytoptus
quadripes Shim, on silver maple and indicates remedies.
Elm leaf beetle. (Troy budget, 4 June 1899, p. 2)
Portions of bulletin on shade tree pests are reproduced, as is also a circular
letter urging immediate spraying.
Shade tree pests in New York state. (Bulletin New York state museum
v.6 no.27, May, 1899 [issued 5 June] 26p. 8 fig. 5 pi.)
Contents
PAGE
Introductory 41
Injuries to trees 41
Object of bulletin 41
White-marked tussock moth, No-
tolophus leucostigmr
Abb. &Sm 41
Characteristics 42
Life history 43
Remedies 43
Elm leaf beetle, Galerucella
1 u t e o 1 a Mull 44
Characteristics 44
Remedies 45
PAGE
Elm bark louse, Gossyparia
ulmiGeof 46
Characteristics 46
Remedies 4g
Tent caterpillars, Clisiocampa
disstria Hiibn.; Clisio-
campa americana Fabr. 46
Characteristics 47
Life history 47
Remedies 47
Fall web worm, Hyphantria
cuneaDrury 48
Remedies 49
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PAGE
Borers in trunk and limbs 49
Indications of attack 49
Elm and maple borers 49
Pigeon Tremes 50
Leopard moth 50
Remedies 51
Cottony maple tree scale insects,
Pulvinaria inuumer-
abilis Eatbv 52
PAGE
Remedies 52
Value of our native birds 52
Spraying trees 53
Rules for spraying.... 53
Proper apparatus 54
Arsenical compounds 55
Contact insecticides 56
Explanation of plates 57
Index 59
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 8 June
1899, 64: 447 23 ; New York farmer, 8 June 1899, p. 4)
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Forest tent caterpillars. (Country gentleman, 8 June 1899, 64: 448")
Gives remedies for these caterpillars, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn.
when they occur in numbers on shade trees.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 15
June 1899, 64: 466 s2 ; New York farmer, 15 June 1899, p. 4)
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Bordeaux mixture. (Country gentleman, 15 June 1899, 64-: 470 1 *)
This fungicide should cover the plant.
Tent caterpillars. (Country gentleman, 15 June 1899, 64: 470 16 )
Recommends arsenical poisons for controlling these pests.
Forest tent caterpillars. (Country gentleman, 15 June 1899, 64: 474 31 )
Protection and encouragement of native birds is probably the most practi-
cal way of keeping Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn. under control in
woodlands.
17 year cicada. (Union Springs advertiser, 15 June 1899, p. 2; Cazen-
ovia republican, 15 June 1899, p. 1; Caledonia advertiser, 15 June, p. 2)
Brief notice of the appearance in western central New York of Cicada
septendecim Linn.
Galls on maple leaves. (Country gentleman, 22 June 1899, 64 : 486 s4 )
Galls of Phytoptus quadripes Shim, briefly described and treat-
ment indicated.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 2»
June 1899, 64:486 45 ; New York farmer, 22 June 1899, p. 4)
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Kill the elm grubs. (Argus [Albany] 22 June 1899, p. 2)
Brief notice urging the destruction of the grubs of the elm leaf beetle,
Galerucella luteola Mull, as they descend for pupation.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1 899 597
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 29
June, 1899, 64: 5o6 48 -7 13 ; New York farmer, 29 June 1899, p. 4)
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Blister beetles. (Country gentleman, 6 July 1899, 64: 526 26 )
Ash gray blister beetle, Macro basis unicolor Kirby, from Aiken
S. C. and the striped blister beetle, Epicauta vittata Fabr. are briefly
characterized and remedies are given.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 6
July 1899, 64 : 526"; New York farmer, 6 July 1899, p. 4)
Abstract of reports from voluntary observers.
Cockscomb elm gall. (Rural New Yorker, 18 July 1899, 58 : 497")
Col op ha ulmicola Fitch identified and described.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 13
July 1899, 64: 547 27 ; New York farmer, 20 July 1899, p. 4)
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Kissing bugs. (Argus [Albany] 17 July 1899, p. 8; republished in part
in Troy daily times, 18 July 1899)
States that many of the stories are exaggerations. The black corsair,
[Melanolestes picipes Her.-Sch. and the masked bed bug hunter,
Opsicoetus personatus Linn, are briefly noticed as authors of some
of the injuries reported.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] . (Country gentleman, 20
July 1899, 64: 567 17 ; New York farmer, 20 July 1899, p. 4)
Abstract of reports from voluntary observers.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 27
July 1899, 64: 587 28 ; New York farmer, 27 July 1899, p. 4)
Abstract of reports from voluntary observers.
Fall web worm. (Country gentleman, 27 July 1899, 64: 593 21 )
Gives life history and remedies for Hyphantria cunea Drury.
Elm tree spraying. (Troy record, 29 July 1899)
Refutes the imputation that elms in New Haven Ct. and vicinity have not
been sprayed, refers to the destructive work of the elm leaf beetle, Gale ru-
"cella luteola Mull, in Albany and Troy, and states that thorough spraying
is the only way of controlling the pest.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York]. (Country gentleman,
3 Aug. 1899, 64: 6o6"-7 13 )
Summary of reports from voluntary observers.
Striped blister beetle. (Country gentleman, 10 Aug. 1899, 64:626 27 )
Epieauta vittata Fabr. is identified and remedies are given.
598 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Squash bug. (Country gentleman, 10 Aug. 1899, 64: 626 s4 )
Anasa tristis DeGeer is described and several methods of fighting it
are mentioned.
Spined soldier bug. (Country gentleman, 10 Aug. 1899, 64: 626 s7 )
The beneficial habits of Podisus spinosus Dallas are described and
some of the insect pests on which it preys are named.
Hessian fly. (Country gentleman, 10 Aug. 1899, 64: 628 47 -29 18 )
A general account, dwelling mostly on remedies for and preventives of in-
jury byCecidomyia destructor Say.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 10
Aug. 1899, 64 : 6 34 44 )
Abstracts from reports of voluntary observers.
[Elm leaf beetle in TroyJ (Troy daily times, 12 Aug. 1899)
Declares that where the elms were sprayed thoroughly and at the proper
time the results were very satisfactory.
Turnip pest. (Country gentleman, 17 Aug. 1899, 64: 646 14 )
Recommends spraying with bordeaux mixture or paris green for the web
caterpillar.
Elm leaf beetle. (Country gentleman, 17 Aug. 1899, 64: 646 17 )
Identifies Galerucella luteola Mull, from East Greenbush N. Y,
and gives remedies.
Rose pest. (Country gentleman, 17 Aug. 1899, 64: 646^)
Identifies Horn opt era lunata Drury, as the species injuring roses at
Great Barrington Mass. and gives several remedies.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 17
Aug. 1899,64: 655 11 )
Abstract of reports from voluntary observers.
Worms in mushroom bed. (Country gentleman, 24 Aug. 1899, 64:
666 33 )
Identifies the attack at Marshfield Hills Mass. as probably that of a species
of S c i a r a and recommends several remedies.
Lilac caterpillars. (Country gentleman, 24 Aug. 1899, 64: 673 11 )
Larvae of Promethea moth, Callosamia promethea Drury (syn.
Attacus) are briefly described and Dr Lintuer's experiment with one is
mentioned.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 31
Aug. 1899, 64: 698 16 )
Abstract of reports from voluntary observers.
Formulas for insecticides and fungicides. (Folder of state department of
agriculture, 1899, p. 1-11)
In addition to matter in an earlier edition, the following is given : general
directions for the application of insecticides, for the preparation of paris
green, london purple, arsenite of lime, arsenate of lead, poison carriers, and
for using carbon bisulfid.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 599
Descriptive catalogue of insects exhibited at New York state fair, Syra-
cuse, 4-9 Sep. 1899, p. 1-28. (Folder University of the State of New
York, New York state museum)
Gives briefly the characteristics of over 80 species of insects of economic
importance and indicates methods of treatment for injurious forms.
Bark louse. (Country gentleman, 7 Sep. 1899, 64: 706 46 )
Scurfy bark louse, Chionaspis furfurus Fitch, on apple is identi-
fied and a remedy is given.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 7
Sep. 1899, 64: 707 13 )
Abstract of reports from voluutary observers.
[Sugar maple borer] (Leroy [N. Y.] gazette, 13 Sep. 1899, p. 1)
Describes the inj urious work of Plagionotus speciosus Say in Le-
roy, meutions the associated borer, Tremex columba Linn., and its
parasite, Thalessa lunator Fabr. Several preventive and remedial
measures are given.
Notes of the year for New York. (Country gentleman, 14 Sep. 1899,
64 : 733 16 )
The following insects are uoticed: willow butterfly, Euvanessa an-
t i o p a Linn.; red-headed flea beetle, Systena frontalis Fabr.; forest
tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn.; elm leaf beetle,
Galerucella luteola Mull. ; asparagus beetles, Crioceris aspar-
agi Linn, and C. 12 -punctata Linn.; and 17 year cicada, Cicada
septendecim Linn.
Willow butterfly. (Country gentleman, 21 Sep. 1899, 64: 746 s5 )
Larvae of Euvanessa antiopa Linu. are identified and described,
and the principal features of the adult are given.
Strawberry insects. (Country gentleman, 21 Sep. 1899, 64: 746 s5 )
Gives remedies for white grubs in a strawberry bed.
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 21
Sep. 1899, 64: 758 15 )
Abstracts of reports from voluutary observers.
Potato scab and insects. (Country gentleman, 28 Sep. 1899, 64: 766 21 )
Gives several preventives of potato scab and states that the small irregular
holes eaten into the potatoes are probably the work of myriapods, though the
offenders may be true wire worms.
Controlling insect pests. (Country gentleman, 28 Sep. 1899, 64:767 26 )
Shows the difficulty of constantly maiutaiuing another's point of view and
asserts that the Association of economic entomologists heartily indorses all
well directed efforts to suppress or exclude foreign insect pests. Though it
may be impossible to prevent the eventual introduction of certain insects
protection for a time is valuable.
600 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
[Voluntary entomologic service of New York] (Country gentleman, 28
Sep. 1899, 64 : 767")
Abstracts of reports from voluntary observers.
Student collectors of insects. (Times-Union [Albany] 29 Sep. 1899^.1 ;
Argus [Albany] 30 Sep. 1899, p.5)
Circular letter offering pupils in regents higb schools a nominal price for
insects.
Katydid eggs. (Country gentleman, 5 Oct. 1899, 64: 786 s4 )
The eggs of Microcentrum retinervis Burin, are identified and
opposition is described.
White-lined sphinx. (Country gentleman, 5 Oct. 1899, 64: 792 43 )
Deilephila lineata Fabr. is identified from a brief description and
the moth and larva are described.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COLLECTION 15 OCT. 1898 —
14 OCT. 1899
Hymenoptera
Bumblebees, Bombus fervidus Fabr. and Bombus virgini-
c u s Oliv.; honey bee, Apis mellifica Linn, and large carpenter bee,
Xylocopa virginica Drury, 21 June ; from W. C. Hitchcock,
Cropseyville N. Y.
Carpenter bee as above, 23 June and wasp, Polistes pallipes St*
Farg. 17th Aug.; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Sphex ichneumonea rfnn. 31 July; from James A. Burns,
Albany N. Y.
Pelopoeus caementarius Drury, -17 Aug.; from Mrs E. B.
Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Red ant, M onomorium pharaonis Linn. 1 Sep.; from G. H.
Anderson, Albany N. Y.
Pelecinus polyturator Drury, 2 Aug.; from Arthur Carty,
Albany N. Y.
Pupae of Cratotechus species, 6 July; from Rhoda Thomp-
son, Ballston Spa N. Y.
Dibrachys boucheanus Ratz., from cocoons ofClisiocampa
disstria Htibn., 5 July; from C. L. Williams, Glens Falls N. Y.
Pimpla conquisitor Say, from cocoons of Clisiocampa
disstria, 5 July; from C. L. Williams, Glens Falls N. Y.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1 899 601
Lunate long-sting, Thalessa lunator Fabr. 21 June; from W.
C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y. Same, 24 July ; from C. J. Tobin,
Albany N. Y. Same, 8 Aug. ; from H. F. Cleveland, Leroy N. Y.
Exochilum mundum Say, 17 Aug.; from Mrs E. B. Smith,
Coeymans N. Y.
Ophion tityri Pack. 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Crop-
seyville N. Y.
Ichneumon seminiger Cress. 14 Ap.; from Franklin Sher-
man jr, Foresthome, Tompkins co. N. Y.
Galls ofHolcaspis globulus Fitch on bur oak, 28 Sep.; from
L. E. Boutwell, Eden N. Y.
Pigeon Tremex, Tremex columba Linn. 5 July; from F. J.
RiggS, Albany N. Y. Same, 15 specimens, 21 July; from Alfred
Scoons, Albany N. Y. Same, 3 Aug.; from A. P. Williams, Manns-
ville N. Y.
Urocerus albicornis Fabr. 1 2 July ; from F. J. RiggS,
Albany N. Y.
Currant borers Janus integer Norton, 7 and 19 Ap.; from
Thomas Tupper, Corning N. Y.
Monostegia rosae Harris on rose, 15 June; from W. R.
Houston, Geneseo N. Y.
Larvae of Monophadnoides rubi Harr. on raspberry, 10
June; from C. H. Stuart, Newark N. Y.
Dolerus arvensis Say, injuring apple leaves, 3 May; from
Paul Roach, Quaker Street, Schenectady co. N. Y.
Larvae and pupae ofPteronus ribesii Scop, on leaves of cur-
rant, 19 May; from Miss E. P. Dennison, Binghamton N. Y. Same,
1 June; from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y.
Lygaeonematus erichsonii Hart, on European larch, 13
June; from Cyrus Crosby, Crosby N. Y. Same, 20 June; from Mrs
L. A. Millington, New Russia N. Y.
Coleoptera
Grain weevil, Cal an dr a gran aria Linn, overrunning a house, 2
June ; from Cyrus Crosby, Crosby N. Y.
Chestnut weevil, Balaninus species, 10 larvae in one chestnut, 31
Oct.; from J. A. Otterson, Berlin Mass.
Ovate snout beetle, Otiorhynchus ovatus Linn. 6 July; from
C. C. Merriam, Lyon Falls N. Y.
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Ash gray blister beetle, Epicauta cinerea Forst. on Clematis
paniculata, 7 Aug.; from W. T. Cox, Millneck, Nassau co. N. Y.
Striped blister beetle, Epicauta vittata Fabr. on potato vines,
2 Aug; from James Bacon, Jericho N. Y.
Forked fungus beetle, Boletotherus bifurcus Fabr. 3 Ap;
from C. S. Watrous, Walton N. Y.
Meal worm, Tenebrio molitor Linn. 22 May; from C. H.
Stuart, Newark N. Y. Same, 23 June; from Mrs E. B. Smith,
Coeymans N. Y.
Haplandrus femoratus Fabr. 23 June; from Mrs E. B.
Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus Say 31 Oct.; from M. M.
Miller, Evans Mills, Jefferson co. N. Y. through the state department
of agriculture.
Argus tortoise beetle, Chelymorpha argus Licht. on sugar
beets in Onondaga co. 31 Aug. ; from G. G. Atwood, Geneva N. Y.
Clubbed tortoise beetle, Coptocycla clavata Fabr. 23 June;
from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Red-headed flea beetle, Systena frontalis Fabr. injuring sugar
beets at Syracuse, 3 Aug. ; from G. G. Atwood, Geneva N. Y.
Cucumber flea beetle, Epitrix cucumeris Harr, on tomatoes
and potatoes, 6 June; from C. B. Cook, Oswego Center N. Y.
Grape vine flea beetles, Haltica chalybea 111. under bark of
elm, 8 Nov.; from M. Goldman, Pittsfield Mass. Larvae of same on
grape, 24 May; from F. A. Taber, Poughkeepsie N. Y. Same, 6
June; from C. H. Stuart, Newark N. Y.
Larvae of Disonycha ? triangularis Say, skeletonizing elm
leaves, 14 July; from G. S. Graves, Newport N. Y.
Elm leaf beetle, Galerucella luteola Mull, adults and pupae,
26 July; from Alice Young, Clinton Mass. Same, 28 July; from
J. A. Otterson, Berlin Mass. Same, 1 1 Aug. ; from N. Davenport,
East Greenbush N. Y.
Chrysomela multiguttata Stal. 1 1 May ; from Mrs Glode
Young, Clinton Mass.
Striped cucumber beetle, Diabrotica vittata Fabr. 15 June;
from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. Same, 26 Aug. ; from
Harry W. RiggS, Albany N. Y.
12 spotted asparagus beetle, Crio^ceris 12-punctata Linn. 22
May and 6 June; from C. H. Stuart, Newark N. Y. Same, 29
May; from J. U. Metz, East Amherst N. Y. Same, 17 July; from
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C. H. Peck, Menands N. Y. Same with larvae, 16 Sep.; from W. H.
McLaughlin, Oswego Center N. Y. Same from Ithaca N. Y. 22 Sep.;
from Cyrus Crosby, Crosby N. Y.
Asparagus beetle, Crioceris asparagi Linn. 22 May and 6
June; from C. H. Stuart, Newark N. Y. Same, 21 May; from J. U.
Metz, East Amherst N. Y. Same, 1 June ; from W. R. Houston,
Geneseo N. Y. Same on asparagus, 5 June; from C, H. Peck,
Menands N. Y. Same, 7 June; from C. L. Allen, Floral Park N. Y.
Same, 20 June ; from O. Q. Flint, Athens N. Y. Same with larvae,
16 Sep.; from W. H. McLaughlin, Oswego Center N. Y. Same, 18
Sep. ; from Jack Landers, Whitesboro N. Y.
Raspberry cane girdler, Oberea bimaculata Oliv. girdling
blackberry canes, 21 June; from Lewis Hooker, Rochester N. Y.
Raspberry cane showing oviposition of same, 21 July; from Mary B.
Sherman, Ogdensburg N. Y.
Larvae ofSaperda calcarata Say, from Populus monili-
fera, 16 Aug.; from M. F. Adams, Buffalo N. Y.
Hyperplatys maculatus Hald. 17 Aug.; from Mrs E. B.
Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Leptura canadensis Fabr., male, 7 Aug. ; from Mary B.
Sherman, Ogdensburg N.Y.
Cloaked knotty horn, Desmocerus palliatus Forst. 30 June;
from Amos Carty, Albany N. Y.
Neoclytus erythrocephalus Fabr. 22 May; from C. H.
Stuart, Newark N. Y.
Sugar maple borer, Plagionotus speciosus Say, 14 June ;
from O. Q. Flint, Athens N. Y. Larvae of same, n Aug. and 5 Oct.
and sections of sugar maple showing work of same, 1 Sep. ; all from
M. F. Adams, Buffalo N. Y.
Locust borer, Cyllene robiniae Forst. 4 Sep. ; from M. F.
Adams, Buffalo N. Y. Same on locust, 20 Sep.; from J. E. West,
Poughkeepsie N. Y.
Hickory twig containing maple pruner, Elaphidion villosum
Fabr. 2 Nov.; from Dr S. A. Russell, Poughkeepsie N.Y. Same, 21
June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Orthosoma brunneum Forst. 26 July ; from Jesse Barnet,
Roundlake N. Y. Same, 27 July; from J. B. Briggs, Macedon N. Y.
Same 8 Aug.; from J. F. Rose, South Byron N. Y. Same, 8 Aug.; from
C. E. Childs, Mayfield N. Y. Same, 12 Sep.; from Miss A. M. Arm-
strong, Belle Isle N. Y.
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Rough flower beetle, Osmoderma scabra Beauv., 23 June ;
from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y. Same, 12 July; from F. J.
Riggs, Albany N. Y. Same, 28 July; from Rhoda Thompson,
Ballston Spa N. Y. Same, 29 July; from J. A. Otterson, Berlin
Mass. Same, 12 Sep.; from Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle
N. Y.
Bumble flower beetle, Euphoria inda Linn. 23 May and 21
June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y. Same, 30 Sep.;
from D.' H. Burrell jr, Littlefalls N. Y.
Goldsmith beetle, Cotalpa lanigera Linn. 29 July ; from
J. A. Otterson, Berlin Mass.
Spotted grape vine beetle, Pelidnota punctata Linn. 8 July;
from Lillian Flanders, Albany N. Y. Same, 14 July; from Mrs B.
Gehring, Albany N. Y. Same, 2 specimens, 19 July; from John De
Groot and Edith Phelps, Albany N. Y. Same, 28 July; from
Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. Same, 8 Aug. ; from G. S.
Graves, Newport N. Y. Same, 12 Sep.; from Miss A. M. Armstrong,
Belle Isle, N. Y.
Light-loving grape vine beetle, Anomala lucicola Fabr. 6 July ;
from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y.
Polyphylla variolosa Hentz. 28 July ; from George Van V.
Warner, Asbury Park N.J.
Larva of May beetle, Lachnosterna ? f u s c a Frohl., infested
by Cordyceps raven elii 1 , 21 Ap.; from C. E. Childs, May-
field N. Y. Larvae of same, 23 May; from Dr J. B. Washburne,
Delmar N. Y. Same, 1 June; from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston
Spa N. Y. Same, injuring strawberries, 6 July; from Mary B. Sher-
man, Ogdensburg N. Y.
Rose beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr. 22 May;
from C. H. Stuart, Newark N. Y. Same, 15 June; from Rhoda
Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. Same, injuring hydrangeas and roses,
18 June; from G. S. Graves, Newport N. Y. Pupae of same, 23
May ; from Dr J. B. Washburne, Delmar N. Y.
Hoplia trifasciata Say, on Kieffer pear flowers, 12 May;
from H. C. Peck, Brighton N. Y.
Stag beetle, Lucanus dama Thunb. 28 July ; from Rhoda
Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y.
Powder post beetle, Lyctus unipunctatus Hbst., from
boards in carriage, 15 June ; from Mrs James Holroyd, Albany N. Y.
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Larva of cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne Fabr. in
goldfish food, 23 Nov.; from Mrs E. C. Anthony, Gouverneur N. Y.
Telephorus carolinus Fabr. 2 1 June ; from W. C. Hitch-
cock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Larvae of bronze birch borer, Agrilus anxius Gory, infesting
birch at Buffalo N. Y. 18 Nov; from J. C. . ? Same on
birch, 8 Ap. and pupae of same, 5 May ; from M. F. Adams, Buf-
falo N. Y.
Melanophila Pdrummondi Kirby, 21 June; from "W. C.
Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Divaricated Buprestid, Dicerca divaricata Say, 27 July; from
O. Q. Flint, Athens N. Y. Same 8 Aug.; from G. S. Graves, New-
port N. Y. Same 29 Aug.; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Chalcophora liberta Germ. 21 June; from W. C. Hitch-
cock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Owl beetle, Alaus oculatus Linn. 1 July; from J. TJ. Metz,
East Amherst N. Y. Same, 17 July ; from C. E. Chapman, Peruville
N. Y. Same, 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Cadelle, Tenebriodes mauritanica Linn. larva, 26 Aug.; from
Mrs F. J. RiggS, Albany N. Y.
Ips quadriguttatus Fabr. 30 Sep. from D. H. Burrell jr,
Littlefalls N. Y.
Buffalo carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae Linn, and
Anthrenus verbasci Linn. 20 Feb. from Prof. Charles H.
Peck, Menands N. Y.
Whalebone cane eaten by larvae of black carpet beetle, Attagenus
pice us Oliv. found among the effects of the late Dr Hall, 13 Dec
from J. M. Clarke, Albany N. Y. Adult of same, 17 Aug. from Mrs
E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Bacon beetle, Dermestes lardarius Linn, in meat box, 15
June; from W. R. Houston, Geneseo N. Y. Same working in pine
floor of house, 1 July; from J. U. Metz, East Amherst N. Y.
Saw-toothed £ grain beetle, Silvanus surinamensis Linn.
2 Aug.; from L. H. Hurd, Albany N. Y. Same, 26 Aug.; from
Mrs F. J. Riggs, Albany N. Y.
Pentilia misella Lee. among plant lice on elm leaves, 2 June;
from Cyrus Crosby, Crosby N. Y.
Two spotted lady bug, Adalia bipunctata Linn, larvae and
pupae, 3 and 6 June; from J. Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y. 35 speci-
mens of same, 14 Oct.; from F. E. Dawley, Fayetteville N. Y.
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Carrion beetle, Silpha americana Linn. 3 Ap.; from C. S.
Watrous, Walton N. Y. Same, 23 May; from W. C. Hitchcock,
Cropseyville, N. Y.
Harpalus caliginosus Fabr. 23 May; from Dr J. B. Wash-
burne, Delmar N. Y. Same, 26 Aug.; from F. J. Riggs, Albany
N. Y.
Harpalus pennsylvanicus DeGeer, 17 Aug. from Mrs K.
B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Agonoderus pallipes Fabr. 2 1 June ; from W. C. Hitchcock,
Cropseyville N. Y.
Platynus cupripennis Say, 14 Ap.; from Franklin Sherman
jr. Foresthome, Tompkins co. N. Y.
Calosoma scrutator Fabr. 13 June; from Herman Sellnow,
Albany N. Y.
Purple tiger beetle, Cicindela purpurea Oliv. 3 Ap.; from C. S.
Watrous, Walton N. Y.
Six spotted tiger beetle, Cicindela 6-guttata Fabr. 2 2 May ;
from Alice Young, Clinton Mass. Same, 3 Ap.; from C. S. Watrous,
Walton N. Y.
Diptera
Sheep tick Melophagus ovinus Linn, from sheep, 25 May ;
from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y.
Bot fly, Gastrophilus equi Fabr. female, 2 1 June ; from
W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Pupae of PEristalis tenax Linn, from O. Q. Flint, Athens
N. Y.
Large black horse fly, Tabanus atratus Fabr. 21 July; from
Albert Kelly and Frank Riordan, Albany N. Y. Same 26 Aug.;
from F. J. Riggs, Albany N. Y.
Chrysops niger Macq. 23 May; from W. C. Hitchcock,
Cropseyville N. Y. Same 23 June; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coey-
mans N. Y.
Pupae of Sciara species in moss, 23 Nov. from Mrs E.C.An-
thony, Gouverneur N. Y.
Wheat midge, Diplosis tritici Kirby, infesting wheat, 20
June; from Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y.
Wheat stems infested with Hessian fly, Cecidomyia destructor
Say, 18 June and 1 July; from J. U. Metz, East Amherst N. Y. Same
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20 June ; from Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y. Same in wheat
from Illinois, 20 Oct.; from C. W. Stuart & Co., Newark N. Y.
Willow twigs infested with Cecidomyia species, 15, 18, 22 Mar.;
from H. C. Peck, Brighton N. Y.
Lepidoptera
Chrysalis of milkweed butterfly, Anosia plexippus Linn. 19
July; from T. B. Basselin, Croghan N. Y. Adults of same, as fol-
lows: 24 July; from Mrs G. L. Flanders, Albany N. Y. 5 Aug.;
from Helen Monahan, Albany N. Y. (8 specimens) 5 Aug.; from
Amos Carty, Albany N. Y. 17 Aug. from Mrs E. B. Smith,
Coeymans N. Y. 28 Aug.; from E. J. Preston, Amenia N. Y.
Discolored chrysalis of same, 26 Sep. from C. H. Stuart, Newark
N. Y.
Red spotted purple, Basilarchia astyanax Fabr. 27 July;
from Marguerite Riggs, Albany N. Y.
Viceroy, Basilarchia archippus Cram. 4 specimens, 2 1 June ;
from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Larva of violet tip, Polygonia interrogationis Fabr. on
currant, 31 May; from G. S. Graves, Newport N. Y. Same, 15
June; from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. Same and
work on hop leaves, 12 Aug.; from W. B. Dupree, Centerport N. Y.
Willow butterfly, Euvanessa antiopa Linn, larvae on maples,
5 June; from A. P. Finder, Troy N. Y. Same on elm, 7 June; from
G. M. Ingalsbe, Sandyhill N. Y. Same, 9 June ; from S. L. Frey,
Palatine Bridge N. Y. Same on elm, 9 June; from Mrs Glode
Young, Clinton Mass. Same on elm, 9 June; from E. T. Schoon-
maker, Albany N. Y. Same, 12 June; from J. H. Durkee, Sandy-
hill N. Y. Same, 15 June; from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa
N. Y. Same 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Same, 29 June; from H. S. Ambler, Chatham N. Y.
Great spangled fritillary, Argynnis cybele Fabr. three speci-
mens ; meadow fritillary, Brenthis bellona Fabr. ; pearl crescent,
Phyciodes tharos Drury ; American copper, Heodes hypo-
phi e a s Boisd. ; and clouded sulfur, Eurymus philodice Godt.
male and female, 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae Linn. 12 Sep.; from Miss A. M.
Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y.
Pupa of the blue swallow-tail, Laertias philenor Linn, from
larva on Dutchman's pipe, 8 Aug.; from Charles Lyman, Bellport N. Y.
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Black swallow-tail, Papilio polygenes Fabr., 2 specimens, 21
June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y. Larva of same,
22 June; from Cyrus Crosby, Crosby N. Y. Same, 6 July; from
Rho da Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. Tiger swallow-tail, J a so n i-
ades glaucus Linn., four specimens, 21 June; from W. C. Hitch-
cock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Larva of Thyreus abbotii Swains. 5 July ; from Harold S.
Downer, Albany N. Y. Same, 5 July ; from O. Q. Flint, Athens
N. Y. Same 15 July; from M. Goldman, Pittsfield Mass. Same, 17
Aug.; from Mrs L. A. Millington, New Russia N. Y.
Tomato worm, Phlegethontius celeus Hiibn. 3 Aug. ;
from H . U. Swinnerton, Cherry Valley N. Y. Same, 3 Aug.; from J. H.
Farrell, Albany N. Y. Same, 20 Oct.; from Mrs E. B. Smith,
Coeymans N. Y.
White-lined sphinx, Deilephila lineata Fabr. 12 Aug.; from
John Jackson, Albany N. Y. Same, 17 Aug.; from Mrs E. B.
Smith, Coeymans N. Y. Same, 26 Aug.; from F. J. Riggs, Albany
N. Y. Same, 28 Aug. ; from V. P. D. Lee, Altamont N. Y. Same,
August; from O. Q. Flint, Athens N. Y. Same, 11 Oct.; from
B. Walton Smith, captured near Paul '^Smiths in the Adirondacks,
about 20 Sep. 1879.
Philampelus pandorus Hiibn. 1 1 J uly; from Dr J. B. Wash-
burne, Delmar N. Y. Same, 5 Aug.; from Catherine Fivey, Albany
N. Y. Larva of same, 28 Aug. from C. E. Childs, Mayfield K Y^
Same, 31 Aug.; from Miss F. L. Briggs, Coeymans N. Y.
Grape vine hog-caterpillar, Ampelophaga myron Cram, parasi-
tized by A pan teles congregatus Say, 20 July; from H. M.
Pollock, Patria N. Y.
Painted footman, Hypoprepia fucosa Hiibn. and Haploa
c o n f u s a Lyman ; from Addison Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y.
Harlequin caterpillar, Euchaetes egle Drury, 27 Aug.; from Mrs
E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Hickory tussock moth, Halisidota caryae Harr. 21 June #
from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y. Larva of same 28 July !
from J. A. Otterson, Berlin Mass. Larva of same 29 Aug.; from
Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Halisidota tessellaris Abb. and Sm. 19 May ; from Addison
Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y.
Adult female and eggs of Estigmene acraea Drury, 9 June .
from S. L. Frey, Palatine Bridge N. Y.
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Fall web worm, Hyphantria cunea Drury, larvae on apple, 30
June; from Miss F. L. Briggs, Coeymans N. Y. Same, 1 July; from
O. Q. Flint, Athens N. Y.
Larvae of Isabella tiger moth, Pyrrharctia isabella Abb. and
Sm. 20 Oct.; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Spilosoma virginica Fabr. 17 Aug.; from Mrs E.B.Smith,
Coeymans N. Y. Same, 12 Sep.; from Miss A. M. Armstrong,
Belle Isle N. Y.
Euprepia parthenice Kirby and Euprepia arge Drury ;
from Addison Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y.
Eight spotted forester, Alypia octomaculata Fabr. 9 June;
from F. J. Riggs, Albany N. Y. Larva of same on grape vine, 17
June; from J. Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y.
Brown tail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea Linn, in its vari-
ous stages ; from A. H. Kirkland, Maiden Mass.
Female and eggs of Notolophus antiqua Linn. 28 Sep. ; from
Mrs E. C. Anthony, Gouverneur N. Y.
Eggs of white-marked tussock moth, Notolophus leucostigma
Abb. and Sm. 5 Dec; from Dr J. B. Washburne, Delmar N. Y.
Same on apple and plum, 3 Feb.; from Geneva N. Y. through state
department of agriculture.
Saddle back caterpillar, Sibine stimulea Clem.; 15 Aug. from
O. Q. Flint, Athens N. Y. Same on sweet peas, 22 Sep.; from
Mrs W. T. Cox, Millneck N. Y.
Nadata gibbosa Abb. and Sm. from Addison Ellsworth,
Binghamton N. Y.
Larvae of Symmerista albifrons Abb. and Sm. on white oak,
12 and 17 Aug.; from W. B. Dupree, Centerport N. Y.|
Yellow-necked apple tree caterpillar, Datana ministra Drury, on
quince, 26 Aug.; from C. H. Peck, Menands N. Y. Same, 29 Aug.;
from G. S. Graves, Newport N. Y.
Red-humped apple tree caterpillar, Schizura concinna Abb.
and Sm. on apple, 1 July; from S. B. Huested, Blauvelt N. Y.
Larva of Schizura unicornis Abb. and Sm. on prune, 29 Aug.;
from Joseph Foord & Sons, Auburn N. Y.
Bag worm, Thyridopteryx ephemerae formis Haw. on
oak, 9 Aug.; from Florence W. Myers, Mt Vernon N. Y.
Cecropia moth, Samia cecropia Linn, two specimens, 21
June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y. Same, 5 July;
from George Gamble, Albany N. Y. Larvae of same, 15 July; from
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Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. Larva of same, 9 Aug.; from
William Osborn, Albany N. Y.
Larvae of Promethea moth, Callosamia promethea Urury,
on lilac, 8 Aug.; from W. H. Coleman, Albany N. Y.
Luna moth, Tropaea luna Linn. 30 June; from Miss Mc-
Culloch, New Scotland N. Y.
Polyphemus moth, Telea polyp h emus Cram. 30 June ;
from Theresa E. Johnson, Streetroad N. Y. Same, n July; from
Mrs Hurley, Albany N. Y. Larva of same on oak, 16 Aug.; from
Mary B. Sherman, Ogdensburg N. Y. Same, 12 Sep. from Miss
A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y.
Io moth, Automeris io Fabr. 15 June; from Rhoda Thomp-
son, Ballston Spa N. Y. Larva of same on corn, 28 Aug.; from
Charles E. Childs, Mayfield N. Y. Larva of same, 29 Aug.; from
Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Larvae of Anisota senatoria Abb. and Sm. on oak, 1 7 Aug.;
from W. B Dupree, Centerport N. Y.
Imperial moth, Basilonaimperialis Drury with eggs, 30 June;
from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. Same, 18 July; from
George Gamble, Albany N. Y. Same, 19 July; from Gustav Sick-
inger, Albany N. Y. Larva of same, 27 Aug. from Eunice S. Lam-
son, Mannsville N. Y.
Egg belts of forest tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn.
abundant in orchards, 3 Feb.; from Geneva N. Y. through state depart-
ment of agriculture. Same on maple, 18 Mar.; from J. Thomson,
Rochester N. Y. Same, 24 Mar. from C. H. Darrow, Geneva N. Y.
Larvae of same on apple, 10 May; from G. A. Flashover, Colonie
N. Y. On cherry, 12 May; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
11 May; from C. H. Peck, Menands N. Y. On pear, 24 May; from
C. H. Peck, Menands N. Y. 29 May; from Mrs E. L. Strong,
Ogdensburg N. Y. 1 June; from C. C. Merriam, Lyon Falls
N. Y. Same, 1 June; from J. H. Durkee, Sandyhill N. Y. On
maple, 5 June; from A. P. Finder, Troy N. Y. 6 June; from G. T.
Powell, Ghent N. Y. 6 June; from James Hendricks, Slinger-
lands N.-Y. 20 June; from Mary B. Sherman, Ogdensburg N. Y.
Same and pupae, 26 June; from C. C. Merriam, Lyon Falls N. Y.
Cocoons of same in various leaves, 1 July; from G. S. Graves, New-
port N. Y. and 6 July; from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y.
Eggs of same on apple, 28 July; from Mary B. Sherman, Ogdens-
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burg N. Y. Numerous egg belts of same, 29 Aug. from G. S. Graves,
Newport N. Y.
Apple tree tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa americana Fabr.
eggs on apple, 3 Mar.; from J. Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y. Same
6 Mar.; from J. Thompson, Cobleskill N. Y. Larvae of same, 22 May;
from Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y. Same, i June; from
C. C. Merriam, Lyon Falls N. Y. Same, 1 June; from J. H.
Durkee, Sandyhill N. Y. Egg belts of same 29 Aug. ; from G. S.
Graves, Newport N. Y.
Larva of lappet moth, Tolype velleda Stoll, from Burlington Vt.
8 July; from P. K. Nott, Troy N. Y. Same, 27 July; from Richard
DeGroot, Albany N. Y.
Arsilonche albovenosa Goeze., Acronycta oblinita
Abb. and Sm., Acronycta dactylina Grt., Microcoelia diph-
t e r o i d e s Guen. ; from Addison Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y.
Variegated cut worms, Peridroma saucia Hiibn. attacking car-
nations, 28 Ap.; from Charles Limmer, Cobleskill N. Y.
Noctua c-nigrum Linn, and Feltia subgothica Haw. from
Addison Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y.
Striped cut worm, Carneades tessellata Harr. attacking cab
bage, 12 Sep.; from C. L. Allen, Floral Park N. Y.
Dark-sided cut worm, Carneades messoria Harr. 23 May ; from
Dr J. B. Washburne, Delmar N. Y.
Zebra caterpillar, Mamestra picta Harr. on strawberry, 6 June
from G. T. Powell, Ghent N. Y.
Mamestra cristifera Walk., M. renigera Steph., M. pur;
purissata Grt., M. subjuncta Gr. and Rob., Xylophasia
devastatrix Brace; from Addison Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y.
X. devastatrix Brace, 12 Sep.; from Miss A. M. Armstrong",
Belle Isle N. Y. X. arctica Boisd. 7 July; from O. Q. Flint,
Athens N. Y. Same, 28 July ; from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa
N. Y.
Dipterygia scabriuscula Linn., Brotolomia iris Guen.,
Hydroecia velata Walk. 19 May; from Addison Ellsworth,
Binghamton N. Y.
Hydroecia nitela Guen. larva in potato stalk, 6 June; from
Thomas Tupper, Corning N. Y. Same, 13 July; from C. L. Wil-
liams, Glens Falls N. Y.
Leucania multilinea Walk. 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock,
Cropsey ville N. Y. Same, male and female, Amphipyra pyra-
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m i d o i d e s , Guen., Scopelosoma graefiana Grt., C u c u 1 1 i a
asteroides Guen., Plusia simplex Guen.; from Addison Ells-
worth, Binghamton N. Y.
Plusia precationis Guen., 8 July; from Marguerite Riggs,
Albany N. Y.
Chamyris cerintha Treits ; from Addison Ellsworth,
Binghamton N. Y.
Catacola unijuga Walk. 18 July; from George Gamble,
Albany N. Y.
Larva of Homoptera lunata Drury, injuring rosebuds, 8 Aug.;
from Great Barrington. Mass. through Country gentleman.
Eggs of fall canker worm, Alsophila pometaria Harr. on
maple probably, 15 Mar.; from J. Thomson, Rochester N. Y.
Haematopis grataria Fabr. from Addison Ellsworth,
Binghamton N. Y. Same, male and female, and Synchlora glau-
caria Guen. 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock. Cropseyville N. Y.
Currant span worm Diastictis ribearia Fitch on currant, 7
June; from Mary B. Sherman, Ogdensburg N. Y.
Lycia cognataria Guen., Rhaphidodemas ti tea Cram. ;
from Addison Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y.
Lime tree winter moth, Erannis tiliaria Harr. 28 Oct.; from
Mrs E. C. Anthony, Gouverneur N. Y. Larvae of same, 1 June;
from C. C. Merriam, Lyon Falls N. Y.
Cingilia catenaria Cram.; from G. S. Graves, New-
port N. Y.
Xanthotype crocataria Fabr., Euchlaena serrata
Drury, Endropia bilinearia Pack., Azelina peplaria
Hiibn. ; from Addison Ellsworth, Binghamton N. Y. Pyrausta
futilalis Led. from dogbane, 24 May; from Cyrus R. Crosby,
Crosby N. Y.
Clydonopteron tecomae Riley, reared from pods of
Tecoma radicans, 24 Jan.; from F. C. Pratt, Washington D. C.
Work of leaf crumpler, Mineola indigenella Zell. from
Michigan, 21 June; from J. F. Rose, South Byron N. Y.
Larvae of gartered plume moth, Oxyptilus perisceli-
dactylus Fitch on grape, 5 June; from C: H. Peck, Menands
N. Y. Same, 1 June ; from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y.
Larvae of cherry Tortrix, Cacoecia cerasivorana Fitch,
19 June; from Jeanette C. Miller, Aldercreek N. Y.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 613
Hibernacula and larvae of bud moth, Tmetocera ocellana
Schiff. 11 May; from M. V. Slingerland, Ithaca N. Y.
Larvae of codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella Linn. 5
Dec; from Dr J. B. Washburne, Delmar N. Y.
Pistol case bearer, Coleophora malivorella Kiley, 3 Feb. ;
from Geneva N. Y. through state department of agriculture. Same on
apple, 3 Mar. ; from J. Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y.
Maple leaves mined by Lithocolletis aceriella Clem. 10
Sep. ; from Jeanette C. Miller, Aldercreek N. Y.
Leaves of chestnut oak mined by Lithocolletis hamadrya-
d e 1 1 a Clem. 20 July ; from C. Cruger, Cruger's Island N. Y.
Larvae of apple leaf miner, Tischeria malifoliella Clem. 2
Nov.; from Forestlawn, Monroe co. N. Y. through state department of
agriculture.
Apple tree Bucculatrix, Bucculatrix pomifoliella Clem! 3
Feb. ; from Geneva N. Y. through state department of agriculture.
Hibernacula of Micropteryx pomivorella Pack, on apple 15,
18, 22 Mar.; from H. C. Peck, Brighton N. Y. Hundreds of hiber-
nacula of same on apple twigs, 25, 31 Mar. from G. G. Atwood,
Geneva N. Y.
Neuroptera
Horned Corydalis, Corydalis cornuta Linn. 17 July; from
Mrs M. B. Witherell, Shushan N. Y. Same, 20 July; from Mary B.
Sherman, Ogdensburg N. Y. Same, 19 Aug.; from W. J. Wood-
man, Albany N. Y.
Polystoechotes punctatus Fabr. 26 July; from Jesse Bar-
net, Troy N. Y. Same, 2 Sep.; from G. S. Graves, Newport N. Y-
Hemiptera
Sehirus bicolor Linn., Pentatoma(Tropicoris) rufipes
Linn., Carpocoris (Pentatoma) fuscispinus Boh. from
G. W. Kirkaldy, Wimbledon Eng.
Eggs and young of spined soldier bug, Podisus spinosus Dallas,
on raspberry, 15 Aug.; from Mrs H. E. Robinson, North Nassau N. Y.
Same preying on potato beetles, 2 Aug. ; from J. H. Clark, Moreton
Farms N. Y. Same, 17 Aug. ; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Cosmopepla carnifex Fabr., Nezara hilaris Say, 29
Aug.; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Linn, from G. W. Kir-
kaldy, Wimbledon Eng.
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Eggs and young of squash bug, Anasa tristis DeGeer, 31 July;
from H. N. Howe, Ontario. Same on squash, 17 Aug. ; from W. B.
Dupree, Centerport N. Y. Same, 26 Aug.; from Harry W. Riggs,
Albany N. Y.
Chinch bug, Blissus leucopterus Say, 14 Ap. ; from Franklin
Sherman jr, Foresthome, Tompkins co. N. Y.
Anthocoris nemoralis Fabr., Anthocoris sylvestris
Linn., Miris calcaratus Fall, from G. W. Kirkaldy, Wimbledon
Eng.
Leptoterna dolobrata Linn, abundant in grass, 2 June; from
Cyrus Crosby, Crosby N. Y.
Calocoris 6-guttatus Fabr. from G. W. Kirkaldy, Wimble-
don Eng.
Tarnished plant bug, Lygus pratensis Linn, injuring Japanese
plums and quinces, 3 May ; from Paul Roach, Quaker Street, Sche-
nectady co. N. Y. Same abundant on grape, 2 June; from Cyrus
Crosby, Crosby N. Y.
Four lined leaf bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus Fabr. injuring
potatoes, 17 June; from J, Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y. Same, 23 June;
from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y. Same, 12 Sep.; from Miss
A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y.
Poecilocapsus goniphorus Say, 17 Aug. from Mrs E. B.
Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Capsus (Rhopalotomus) ater Linn, from G. W. Kirkaldy,
Wimbledon Eng.
Phymata wolffii Stal. 23 June; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coey-
mans N. Y. Same, 4 Aug. ; from H. W. Gordinier, Troy N. Y.
Eggs of ?same, 6 Mar. ; from J. Thompson, Cobleskill N. Y.
Eggs of Ac holla multispinosa DeGeer, 6 Mar.; from
J. Thompson, Brighton N. Y. Adults of same, 15 Aug.; from O. Q.
Flint, Athens N. Y. Same, 24 Aug. ; from Mary E. Hanks, Kanona
N. Y. Same, 26 Aug. ; from F. J. Riggs, Albany N. Y. Same, 29
Aug. ; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Wheel bug, Prionidus cristatus Linn. 21 Oct. ; from Philadel-
phia Pa. Sent by Mrs E. C. Anthony, Gouverneur N. Y.
Masked bed bug hunter, "kissing bug," Opsicoetus personatus
Linn. 15 July; from J. G. Linsley, Oswego N. Y. Same, 15 July;
from Dr S. G. Shanks, Albany N. Y. Same, 31 July; from A. H.
Wright, Rome N. Y.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 615
Pelocoris femoratus, Pal. Beauv. from America through
G. W. Kirkaldy, Wimbledon Eng.
Giant water bug, Belostoma americanum Leidy, 24 July;
from Mary B. Sherman, Ogdensburg N. Y. Same, 27 July; from
Harry Alexander, Albany N. Y. Same, 4 Aug.; from Herrman
Dresser, Albany N. Y. Same 15 Aug.; from J. Berberick, Albany
N. Y.
Benacus griseus Say, 31 May ; from Dr A. M. Young, Salem
N. Y. Same, 1 June; from J. A. Sweeney, Albany N. Y. Same 9
June; from Miss E. P. Dennison, Binghamton N. Y.
4 Ilyocoris (Naucoris) cimicoides Linn., 4 Nepa
cinerea Linn., 4 Notonecta glauca Linn,, 1 Notonecta
insula ta \V. Kirby, 4 Corixa praeusta Fieb. from G. W.
Kirkaldy, Wimbledon Eng. Notonecta americana Fabr.
adult and ova, probably from Mexico, 2 lots of Notonecta
u n d u 1 a t a Say, probably from America, Notonecta undulat
var. from Jamaica, Corixa mercenaria Say, ova and adult,
probably from Mexico ; all through G. W. Kirkaldy, Wimbledon Eng.
Hog louse, Haematopinus urius Nitz. from pigs, 25 May
from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y.
17 year cicada, Cicada septendecim Linn. 1 June; from
W. R. Houston, Geneseo N. Y. Same 9 June ; from J. Jay Barden,
Union Springs N. Y. Same 17 June, from Onondaga Valley; from
Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y. Same from Penfield N. Y.
21 June; from M. S. Baxter, Rochester N. Y.
Cicada tibicen Linn, (2) one just emerging from pupa, 2 1 July ;
from Frank Nicholl, Albany N. Y. Same, 29 July; from Rev. W. H.
Roberts, Utica N. Y. Same, 29 July; from J. A. Otterson, Berlin
Mass. Same, 17 and 29 Aug.; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans
N. Y. Same, 12 Sep,; from Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y.
Ormenispruinosa Say on currant bushes, 31 July; from C. H.
Peck, Menands N. Y.
Fulgora coccinea Walk, from Ceylon, through G. W.
Kirkaldy, Wimbledon Eng., Eupteryx atropunctata Goeze,
Deltocephalus abdominalis Fabr., Thamnotettix sub-
fuse ul us Fall, and T. pras'i n us Fall., all from G. W. Kirkaldy,
Wimbledon Eng.
Two spotted tree hopper, Enchenopa binotata Say, on C e 1 a s -
trus scan dens, 5 July ; from M. Goldman, Pittsfield Mass.
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Ceresa diceros Say, 10 Aug.; from G. S. Graves, Newport
N.Y.
Telamona ampelopsidis Harr. 30 June; from Harry W.
Riggs, Albany N.Y. Same, 5 July; from F. J. Riggs, Albany
N.Y.
Chermes abietis Linn, on spruce 25 Aug.; from Mrs A. G.
Fisher, Batavia N. Y.
Pemphigus acerifolii Riley, 27 July; from H. N. Otterson,
Bolton Mass.
Galls of Pemphigus ulmifusus Walsh on slippery elm, 30 June ;
from G. A. Jackson, Catskill N. Y.
Cockscomb elm gall, Colopha ulmicola Fitch, 21 June; from
M. T. Willis, Sandyhill N. Y.
Woolly apple aphis, Schizoneura lanigera Hausm. 2 Dec;
from C. C. Coe, Ridge Mills, N. Y. through state department of agri-
culture. Same on apple, 12 Sep.; from S. L. Frey, Palatine Bridge
N. Y. Apple limb badly infested with same, 18 Sep.; from Virgil
Bogue, Albion N. Y.
Schizoneura americana Riley, on elm, 20 June ; from Mary B.
Sherman, Ogdensburg N. Y.
Callipterus betulaecolens Fitch, on birch, 20 June; from
M. F. Adams, Buffalo N. Y.
PMelanoxanthus salicis Linn, on Russian willows, 6 Sep.;
from T. Guilford Smith, Buffalo N. Y.
Aphis r u m i c i s Linn, on Euonymus europaeus, 15 May;
from Gertrude Kellogg, Port Kent N. Y.
Aphis viburni Scop., 25 May; from Rhoda Thompson, Balls-
ton Spa N. Y.
Apple aphis, Aphis m a 1 i Fabr. on apple, 1 1 May ; from W. A.
Lafier, Albion N. Y. Same, 20 May, from Ruth Sherwood, Fish-
kill N. Y. Same, 4 June ; from C. L. Allen, Floral Park N. Y.
Nectarophora destructor Johns, injuring peas, 7 July;
from C. L. Allen, Floral Park N. Y.
Pseudaonidia species on Camellia japonic a, 5 Jan. from
New York, through state department of agriculture.
Gossyparia ulmi Geoff, on Ulmus campestris, 6 June,
from Flushing L. L, through state department of agriculture.
Maple leaf scale insect, Pseudococcus aceris Geoff, on maple
leaves with active young, 20 Sep.; from O. Q. Flint, Athens N. Y.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 617
Asterolecanium quercicola Bouche on English oak, 25 Feb.
from G. G. Atwood, Geneva N. Y. Same on oak, 15 May; from
M. F. Cleary, Cortland N. Y.
Lecanium pruinosum Comst. MS. Coq. on grape vines, 31 Oct.
from Brighton N. Y. through state department of agriculture.
Twigs of Magnolia soulangea badly infested with Leca-
nium tulipi ferae Cook, 19 Oct.; from Fishkill on the Hudson ; from
Leonard Barron, New York.
Lecanium armeniacum Craw, on English gooseberry, 12 Ap ;
from G. G. Atwood, Geneva N. Y. Same, 3 May; from Brighton
N. Y. through state department of agriculture.
Lecanium cerasifex Fitch on peach, 6 Ap.; from G. G.
Atwood, Geneva N. Y.
English ivy badly infested with the white scale, Aspidiotus nerii
Bouche, 29 Dec. from "W. S. Eager, Berlin Mass.
San Jose scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst. on willow
and several shrubs, 28 Ap.; from Mrs E. H. Mairs, Irvington on the
Hudson N. Y. Same on apple, 17 Aug.; from W. B. Dupree, Center-
port N. Y.
Aspidiotus ancylus Putnam, 3 May, from Brighton N. Y.;
on Primus, 19 May from New York; on Betula alba and on
Ilex verticillata at Flushing L. I. 26 May; on hemlock, 1 Aug.;
on apple twigs, 4 Jan. and 15 Mar. from Brighton N. Y ; on currant,
30 Aug. from Geneva N. Y., all through state department of agriculture.
Same on mountain ash, 28 Aug.; from H. C. Peck, Brighton N. Y.
Same on currant, 22 Aug.; from P. L. Huested, Blauvelt N. Y.; 3 Mar.;
from J. Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y.; 27 Aug.; at Lodi N. Y.; from
same.
English oyster shell bark louse, Aspidiotus ostreaeformis
Curtis, on apple, 3 Dec. and 3 Feb. from Geneva N. Y. through state
department of agriculture ; 23 Feb.; from H. C. Peck, Brighton N. Y.;
6 Mar.; from J. Thompson, Brighton N, Y.; 10 Ap. and 27 Aug.; from
J. Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y. ; 10 Aug.; from near Kinderhook N. Y.
through P. L. Huested ; on dwarf apple, 24 Feb.; from H. C.
Peck, Brighton N. Y. Probably same on plum, 25 Feb.; from G. G.
Atwood, Geneva N. Y. and 2 Mar.; from C. H. Darrow, Geneva
N. Y. Same on plum, 22 May, from James Buckley, Lewiston
N. Y. through Henry Lutts, Youngstown N. Y.; on European
plum, 15 Mar.; from Geneva N. Y. through state department of agri-
culture. Same on cherry, 25 Mar. ; from Geneva N. Y. through same,
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and 27 Aug. from J. Jay Barden, Stanley N. Y. Same on pear from
Brighton N. Y. 22 June, through state department of agriculture; 10
Aug.; from near Kinderhook N. Y. through P. L. Huested ; 28 Aug.;
from H. C. Peck. Same on elm and on purple leaved plum 22 Aug.;
from P. L. Huested, Blauvelt N. Y. Probably same, 4 Ap. ; from
T. C. Maxwell Bros. Geneva N. Y. through G. G. Atwood.
Peach scale, Diaspis amygdali Tryon, 23 Jan.; from L. O.
Howard, Washington D. C.
Rose scale, Aulacaspis rosae Sandberg on rose twigs from
Baltimore Md. 5 Dec. ; from Leonard Barron, New York.
Parlatoria viridis Ckll. on recently imported Japanese maples ;
stock seized by state department of agriculture, 28 Mar. Same on
Japanese maples 29 June; from Brighton, through state department of
agriculture.
Parlatoria pergandii Comst. on tangerine, 5 Jan.; from New
York, through state department of agriculture.
Apple tree bark louse, Mytilaspis pomorum Bouche, 5 Dec. ;
from Dr J. B. Washburne, Delmar N. Y. Same on apple, 25 Feb. ;
from G. G. Atwood, Geneva N. Y. Same, 3 Mar. ; from J. Jay
Barden, Stanley N. Y. Same, 15 Mar. ; from Brighton N. Y. through
state department of agriculture. Same, n May; from H. C. Peck,
Brighton N. Y. Same on apple and willow, 5 Aug. ; from Dr S. A.
Russell, Poughkeepsie N. Y. Same, on ash, 7 Mar. ; from Isaac
Hicks & Son, Westbury Station N. Y. Same, 28 Ap.; from Mrs
E. H. Mairs, Irvington on the Hudson N. Y. and 23 May ; from
W. B. Diamond, Montgomery co. Md.
Chionaspis pinifoliae Fitch on pine, 25 Feb.; from G. G.
Atwood, Geneva N. Y. Same 31 May; from E. T. Schoonmaker,
Albany N. Y.
Scurfy bark louse, Chionaspis furfur us Fitch, on pear, 25 Feb.
from G. G. Atwood, Geneva N. Y.; 11 May; from H. C. Peck,
Brighton N. Y. 1 Sep.; from J. O. Carleton, New York. Same on
Pyrus japonica, Ap. from Hingham Mass. through Leonard
Barron, New York. Same on crimson thorn, 7 Mar. ; from Isaac
Hicks & Son, Westbury Station N. Y.
Branches of Euonymus europaeus nearly covered with Chi-
onaspis euonymi Comst. 19 Oct.; from Fishkill on the Hudson,
from Leonard Barron, New York. Same on lilac, 19 Ap. ; from E. C.
Powell, Greatneck N. Y. Same on Prunus pissardi and other
shrubs, Ap.; from Mrs E. H. Mairs, Irvington on the Hudson N. Y.
REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 6lO.
Physopoda
Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lind. on lettuce, 15 June; from
W. R. Houston, Geneseo N. Y.; 1 July; from G. S. Graves, New-
port N. Y.
Orthoptera
White flower cricket, Oecanthus niveus DeGeer, 1 7 Aug. ; from
Mrs E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Small, striped, ground cricket, Nemobius fasciatus DeGeer,
8 Aug.; from Rev. W. H. Roberts, Utica N. Y.
Eggs of katydid, Microcentrum retinervis Burm. on grape ;
25 Sep.; from F. H. Hein, Philadelphia co. Pa.
Ceuthophilus maculatus Say, male, 1 7 Aug. ; from Mrs
E. B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y.
Orchelimum vulgare Harr., 17 July; from F. J. Riggs,
Albany N. Y.
Schistocerca rubiginosa Harr., 23 May; from W. C.
Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y.
Periplaneta orientalis Linn, 2 1 July ; from Albert Kelly
and Frank Riordan, Albany N. Y.
Isoptera
White ant, Termes flavipes Kollar, infesting dwelling house, 30
Mar.; from W. G. Lewis, Trinity place, Albany N. Y.
Plecoptera
L e u c t r a species, 14 Ap.; from Franklin Sherman jr, Foresthome
Tompkins co. N. Y.
Perla tristis Hagen, 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock, Crop-
seyville N. Y.
Odonata
An ax Junius Drury, male, 17 Aug.; from Mrs E. B. Smith,
Coeymans N. Y.
Epiaeschna heros Fabr. female, 9 June; from Miss B. E.
RiggS, Albany N. Y.
Plathemis trimaculata DeGeer, male, 12 June; from
Herman Sellnow, Albany N. Y.
Thysanura
Thermobia furnorum Prov. 29 May; from Mrs E. L. Strong,
Ogdensburg N. Y.
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Arachnida
Nest of trap door spider, 25 Mar. ; from Eliza B. Torrey, San
Diego Cal.
Red spider, Tetranychus telarius Linn, on apple, 3 Feb. ;
from Geneva N. Y. through state department of agriculture.
Eggs of clover mite, Bryobia pratensis Garm. on apple twigs,
14 Jan. and 15 Mar.; from Brighton N. Y. through state department of
agriculture.
Tyroglyphus ?siro Linn, abundant in wheat bran, 17 Aug. ;
from M. Albert Morris, Oneonta N. Y. through W. C. Franklin.
Phytoptus quadripes Shim., 23 May ; from W. B. Diamond,
Montgomery co. Md.
Myriapoda
Young of Julus caeruleocinctus Wood, injuring squashes,
6 July ; from C. C. Merriam, Lyon Falls N. Y.
INDEX
References are given under preferred scientific names. The synonyms
used in the text of the publications cited are placed in curves after the
name, and the synonomy given applies only to these citations. The
superior figure points to the exact place on the page in ninths: e. g. 608*
means page 608 beginning in the second ninth of the page, i. e. about two
ninths of the way down.
abbotii, Thyreus, 608 s .
abdominalis, Deltocephalus, 615*.
abietis, Chermes, 616 2 .
Acanthia lectularia, 585®.
Aeanthosoma haemorrhoidale, 613°.
aceriella, Lithocolletis, 564", 613 s .
acerifolii, Pemphigus, 616 3 .
aceris, Pseudococcus, 560", 616'.
Acholla multispinosa, 614 7 .
Acknowledgments, 537 8 .
acraea, Estigmene, 60S 9 .
Acronycta dactylina, 611 4 .
oblinita, 611 3 .
Adalia bipunctata, 556 s , 595 2 , 605°.
Adams, M. F., insects from, 603 5 ,
603 7 , 603 s , 605 2 , 616 6 ; summary of
voluntary reports of, 555 9 -58 3 .
Agonoderus pallipes, 606 3 .
Agricultural fairs, exhibition of in-
sects at, advocated, 575 J .
Agricultural papers, voluntary ob-
server reports summarized for,
550 7 .
Agrilus anxius, 556 4 , 556", 557°, 557",
563 6 , 569 7 , 582 8 , 590 4 , 605 2 .
betuleti, 590 4 .
ruficollis, 579".
Alaus oculatus, 60S 4 .
Albany county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 552 7 .
Albany (N. Y.) evening journal cited,
590 3 .
Albany institute, address before,
cited, 593 3 .
albicornis, Urocerus, 592 3 , 601 4 .
albifrons, Symmerista, 609 7 .
albovenosa, Arsilonche, 611 s .
Alexander, Harry, insects from,
615 2 .
Allen, C. L., insects from, 603 3 , 611 5 ,
616 s ; summary of voluntary re-
ports of, 567 7 -68 2 .
Allorhina nitida, 585 4 .
Alsophila pometaria, 612 4 .
Alypia octomaculata, 565 9 , 580 J , 609 s .
Ambler, H. S., insects from, 607 s .
American agriculturist cited, 595*.
American gardening cited, 588 7 , 590 a ,
593\ 593 5 .
americana, Clisiocampa, see Clisio-
campa americana.
Notonecta, 615*.
Schizoneura, 569 3 , 616'.
Silpha, 606 1 .
amerieanum, Belostoma, 615\
Ampelophaga myron, 608 8 .
ampelopsidis, Telamona, 616 2 .
Amphipyra pyramidoides, 611 9 .
amygdali, Diaspis, 618 2 .
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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Anasa tristis, 553 4 , 554 1 , 559°, 583 4 ,
591 7 , 598\ 614 1 .
Anax Junius, 619 7 .
ancylus, Aspidiotus, 579 2 , 617°.
Anderson, G. H., insects from, 600 s .
Arigell, G. W. J., quoted, 576 4 .
Anisota senatoria, 610 4 .
Anomala lueicola, 570 2 , 579 7 , 604 5 .
Anosia plexippus, 538=, 565", 569 s ,
GOT.
Ant, 593 8 .
i-ed, 5S6 6 , 600 7 .
antennata, Xylina (syn. X. cinerea
or X. laticinenea), 589 9 , 591 4 .
Anthocoris nernoralis, 614*.
sylvestris, 614*.
Anthony, Mrs E. C, insects from,
605\ 606 8 , 609 4 , 612 6 , 614 9 .
Anthrenus serophulariae, 586 2 , 592 9 ,
605 a .
verbasci, 60S 6 ,
antiopa, Euvanessa, see Euvanessa
antiopa.
antiqua, Notolophus, 609 4 .
anxius, Agrilus, see Agrilus anxius.
Apanteles eongregatus, 608 6 .
Aphididae, 592 3 .
Aphids, 555 2 , 555 8 , 556 7 , 562 T , 563',
571 8 , 572 1 .
Aphis, green, 567 2 , 567 3 .
Aphis on pea, 567°.
Aphis gossypii, 591 8 .
mali, 553 7 , 555 5 , 562 6 , 567 8 , 572 1 ,
592 4 , 616 7 .
runiicis, 595°, 616 D .
viburni, 616 7 .
Apis melliflca, 600 6 .
Apocynum androsaemifolium, see
Dogbane.
Apple aphis, 553 7 , 553 s , 554 4 , 554 5 ,
554 s , 555 4 , 555 5 , 562 6 , 567 8 , 568 5 ,
572 1 , 572 2 , 616 T .
woolly, 566*. 616 4 .
Apple leaf Buceulatrix, 577 7 , 613 4 .
Apple tree, bumblebees abundant
on, 558 5 ;
Apple tree, insects etc. injurious to:
Aphis, 562 7 , 567 2 , 571 8 , 616 7 .
apple tree borer, 554°.
Aspidiotus ancylus, 617 6 .
ostreaeformis, 617 7 , 617 8 .
perniciosus, 617°.
Bryobia pratensis, 620 2 .
canker worms, 564 7 .
Chionaspis furfurus, S99 2 .
Cicada septendecim, 574 s .
Clisiocampa americana, 559*,
562 1 , 569-, 577 4 .
disstria, 553 9 , 568 7 , 572 3 , 610 7 ,
610°.
Coleophora fletcherella, 577 5 .
nialivorella, 577", 613 2 .
Dolerus arvensis, 601".
grape vine flea beetles, 555".
Hyphantiria cunea, 571°.
Micropteryx pomivorella, 613°.
Mytilaspis pomorum, 618 4 .
Notolophus leucostigma, 609 5 .
Schizoneura lanigera, 616 4 .
Schizura concinna, 609 8 .
tent caterpillars, 561 4 .
Tmetocera ocellana, 570 3 .
Tetranychus telarius, 620 2 .
Xylina species, 563".
Apple tree bark louse, 556 3 , 578",
595 5 , 618 5 .
Apple tree borer, 574 5 , 51T.
Apple tree caterpillar, red humped,
609 s .
yellow necked, 562 4 , 609 7 .
Apple tree tent caterpillar, 533 7 ,552 9 ,
553 2 , 553 4 , 553 7 , 555 1 , 555 7 , 556 2 , 558 4 ,
558", 558 7 , 558 s , 559 3 , 559^, 560 3 ,
562\ 562 5 , 563 3 , 563 4 , 564 3 , 564",
565 2 , 565 5 , 565 7 , 566 6 , 566 3 , 568*,
569 2 , 569 7 , 570 4 , 571 1 , 571 s , 571",
572 9 , 573 4 , 574 1 , 577 3 , 589 s , 591 2 ,
611 2 .
Apricots, Conotrachelus nenuphar
injuring, 570", 570 7 .
Arachnida, contributions of, 620 1 .
arctica, Xylophasia, 611 7 .
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arge, Eupa-epia, 609 3 .
argus, Chelymorpha, 602*.
Argus (Albany, N. Y.) cited, 590 3 ,
591 5 , 592 s , 593 3 , 593 6 , 593 7 , 595 3 ,
597 6 , 600 2 .
Argyniiis cybele, 607 8 .
armeniacum, Leeanium, 589', 617 s .
armicollis, Magdalis, 556 5 .
Armstrong, A. M., insects from,
603 9 , 604 2 , 604 5 , 606°, 607 1 , 607 8 ,
609 2 , 610 s , 611 2 , 611 7 , 614 6 , 615°,
615 7 ; referred to, 543 5 ; summary
of voluntary reports of, 564°-65 7 .
Army worm, 585", 588 5 .
Arsenical poisons, experiments with,
545 8 -48 8 .
Arsenical poisons cited, 591 s .
Arsilonche albovenosa, 611 3 .
arvensis, Dolerus, 601 6 .
Ash, insects injurious to:
Clisiocampa disstria, 553°.
Mytilaspis pomorum, 618".
Podosesia syringae, 555".
asparagi, Crioceris, see Crioceris as-
paragi. '
Asparagus, insects injurious to:
Crioceris asparagi, 583 5 .
12-punctata, 583 7 .
Asparagus beetles, 540 3 -41 4 , 558 s ,
573 s , 588 4 , 599".
common, 540 3 , 541 1 , 559 5 , 562 6 ,
563 7 , 567 6 , 567 8 , 583 5 , 599 6 , 603 2 .
12-spotted, 533 9 , 540 s , 541 2 , 573 T ,
574 7 , 583 T , 602 9 -3 1 .
Aspidiotus ancylus, 579 2 , 617 6 .
nerii, 617 4 .
ostreaeformis, 579 1 ; contribu-
tions of, 617 7 -18 2 .
perniciosus, 566 2 , 578 8 , 589°, 590",
617 4 .
Assistants in office, 535 2 .
Association of economic entomolo-
gists referred to, 599".
asteroides, Cucullia, 612 1 .
Asterolecanium quercicola, 617 1 .
Astelrs, Diabrotica vittata on, 569*.
astyanax, Basilarchia, 607*.
ater, Gapsus, see Rhopalotomus.
Rhopalotomus (syn. Capsus),
614 6 .
atratus, Tabanus, 565 3 , 606 7 .
atropunctata, Eupteryx, 615 s .
Attacus promethea, see Callosamia.
Atitagenus piceus, 586 4 , 594 6 , 605 7 .
Atwood, G. G., insects from, 602 4 ,
602 5 , 613 5 , 617 1 , 617 3 , 617 4 , 617",
618 2 . 618 5 , 618 7 , 618 8 .
Aulacaspis rosae, 618 3 .
Automeris io, 559% 571 5 , 610*.
Azelina peplaria, 612 7 .
Bacon, James, insects from, 602 2 .
Bacon, Dermestes lardarius infest-
ing, 586 7 .
Bacon beetle, 586 7 , 605 7 .
Bag worm, 582 4 , 609 8 .
Balaninus species, 601*.
Ballston (N. Y.) daily journal cited,
593 7 .
Banks, C. S., appointed assistant,
535 2 .
barbita, Magdalis, 556 5 , 582 2 , 589 s .
Barden, J. J., insects from, 605*, 609\
611 2 , 613 2 , 614 5 , 617 7 , 617 8 , 618 1 ,
618 5 ; referred to, 545 1 , 553 s ; sum-
mary of voluntary reports of,
565 7 -66 3 .
Bark louse, scurfy, 563", 573 2 , 578 T ,
593 4 , 599% 618 7 .
Barnet, Jesse, insects from, 608",
613 7 .
Barron, Leonard, insects from, 617 s ,
618 3 , 618 8 , 61S 9 .
Basilarchia astyanax, 607 4 .
Basilona imperialis (syn. Eacles),
592*, 610 5 .
Basselin, T. B., insects from, 607 s .
Basswood, Clisiocampa disstria on,
572 s , 572 4 .
Baxter, M. S., insects from, 615 8 ; re-
ferred to, 545 s .
Beadle, H. L., summary of volun-
tary reports of, 572 9 -73 3 .
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Bean weevil, 587", 590 1 , 602'.
Beans, Bruchus obtectus injuring,
587 6 .
Bed bug hunter, masked (kissing
bug), 534 2 , 538 6 , 557 s , 562 9 , 585 9 ,
588", 597 6 . 614 9 .
Bed bugs, 585 s , 586 1 .
Beech tree, Neoclytus erythrocepha-
lus reared from, 556 5 .
Bees, 588 1 .
bumble, 558 5 , 566 8 , 588\ 600 s .
honey, 566 8 , 587", 600».
humble, see Bees, bumble.
large carpenter, 600 6 .
Beets, Mamestra picta injurious to,
584 6 .
sugar, insects injurious to:
Chelymorpha argus, 602*.
Systena frontalis, 538 2 , 583 8 ,
602 5 .
bellona, Brenthis, 607 s .
Belostoma americanum, 615 2 .
Benacus griseus, 615 3 .
Beneficial insects, 587 8 -88 5 , 588 8 , 598 2 .
Berberick, J., insects from, 615 2 .
Betula alba, see Birch, white.
lenta, see Birch, black.
lutea, see Birch, yellow,
betulaecolens, Callipterus, 556 T , 616 6 .
betuleti, Agrilus, 590 4 .
bicolor, Sehirus, 613 7 .
bifurcus, Boletotherus, 602 2 .
Bigsbee, John, report from, 570 3 .
bilinearia, Endropia, 612 7 .
bimaculata, Oberea, 563°, 569 4 , 603 s .
binotata, Enchenopa, 569°, 615".
Biologic collection, exhibition of, ad-
vocated, 575 s .
bipunctata, Adalia, 556 s , 595 2 , 605 9 .
Birch aphis, 556 s .
Birch borer, bronze, 582", 605*.
Birch tree, insects injurious to:
Agrilus anxius, 556 2 , 582 T , 590 4 ,
605 2 .
Callipterus betulaecolens, 556',
616".
Birch tree, black, Agrilus anxius in-
festing, 557 9 -58 2 .
cut leaved, insects injurious to:
borer (V Agrilus anxius), 563°.
unknown insect (possibly Agri-
lus anxius), 569 7 .
white, insects injurious to:
Agrilus anxius, 558 2 , 582 7 .
Aspidiotus ancylus, 617\
yellow, Agrilus anxius infesting,
557 9 -58 2 .
Birds in relation to insect abund-
ance, 544 7 , 553 2 , 561 s , 564", 566*,
568 5 , 596 1 .
Bittersweet, Enchenopa binotata de-
stroying, 569 s , 615 9 .
Black fly, large (Tabanus atratus),
565 3 .
Black walnut caterpillar, striped,
552°.
Blackberry bushes, Oberea bimacu-
lata injuring, 563 9 , 603 B .
Blissus leucopteirus, 592 s , 614 2 .
Blister beetles, 583 9 , 597 2 .
ash gray, 597 2 , 602 1 .
black, 571".
striped, 597 2 , 597 9 , 602 2 .
Bloodgood, Tremain, referred to,
560 5 .
Blue jay, feeding on forest tent cat-
erpillar, 544 s .
Bogue, Virgil, insects from, 616°;
summary of voluntary reports of,
566 7 .
Boletotherus bifurcus, 602 2 .
Bombus fervidus, 600 5 .
virginicus, 600 5 .
Bombyx mori, 587 s .
Bordeaux mixture cited, 596*.
borealis, Epilachna, 591 7 .
Borers, 554°, 558 7 , 590 4 , 596 1 .
round headed, 574 s , 577'.
Rot fly, 606'.
boucheanus, Dibrachys, 600*.
Routwell, L. E., insects from, 601*.
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625
Box elder plant bug, 593'.
Boynton, M. F., appointed assistant,
535 s .
brassicae, Plusia, 567".
Brenthis bellona, 607 s .
Briggs, F. L., insects from, 608',
609 1 .
Briggs, J. B., insects from, 608°.
Bristle tail, 591*, 594 6 .
Broome county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 552 9 -53 B .
Brotolomia iris, 611 8 .
Brown tail moth, 609*.
Bruchus obtectus, 587", 602 s .
pisorum, 587 7 .
brunneum, Orthosoma, 603 9 .
Bryobia pratensis, 620 2 .
Bucculatrix pomifoliella, 577 7 , 613*.
Buckley, James, insects from, 617".
Bud moth, 553 7 , 562 s , 563*, 565 7 , 565 8 ,
566 9 , 570 s , 595\ 613 1 .
Buprestid, divaricated, 605*.
Burns, J. A., insects from, 600 T .
Burrell, D. H., insects from, 604*,
605 5 .
Byturus, pale brown, 590 9 .
Byturus unicolor, 589 s , 590 9 .
Cabbage, insects injurious to:
Carneades tessellata, 568 2 , 611 5 .
Mamestra pieta, 584°.
Pieris rapae, 584 7 .
Thrips tabaci, 584 8 .
wire worms, 554 2 .
Cabbage butterfly or worm, 552 7 ,
553*, 561", 565*, 566", 567', 567 7 ,
569 s , 584 6 . 607 9 .
Cabbage looper, 567 s .
Cacoecia cerasivorana, 564*, 612'.
rosaceana, 595 1 .
Caddice flies, 556 8 , 590*.
Cadelle, 605 s .
caementarius, Pelopoeus, 600 T .
caeruleocinctus, Julus, 620*.
Calandra granaria, 574*, 601 s .
calcarata, Saperda, 557 T , 603*.
calcaratus, Miris, 614 8 .
Caledonia (N. Y.) advertiser cited,
596 7 .
caliginosus, Harpalus, 606 2 .
Callipterus betulaecolens, 556 7 , 616".
ulmifolii, 592*.
Callosamia promethea (syn. Atta-
cus), 598 7 , 610 2 .
Calocoris 6-guttatus, 614 s .
Calosoma scrutator, 606*.
Camellia japonica, Pseudaonidla
species on, 616 8 .
Canada fly, 556 8 .
canadensis, Leptura, 603 8 .
Trypeta, 591 1 .
Candida, Saperda, 554", 557 s , 574",
577°.
Canker worm, 559 s , 559", 562\ 562*,
563 2 , 563 6 , 564 7 , 564 s , 565 9 , 566 7 ,
572?, 5S9 3 ; fall, 612*.
Capsus ater, see Rhopalotomus.
Caraway, Papilio polyxenes on,
570 s .
Carbon bisulfid cited, 590 2 .
Carleton, J. O., insects from, 618 8 .
Carnations, insects injurious to:
Peridroma saucia, 584*, 594 7 ,
611*.
white grubs, 569".
Carneades messoria, 611 8 .
tessellata, 568 1 , 611 5 .
carnifex, Cosmopepla, 613".
carolinus, Telephorus, 605 2 .
Carpet beetle, black, 586*, 594 8 , 605 T .
Buffalo, 586 2 , 592 6 , 605".
Carpocapsa pomonella, 555', 560',
561", 563*, 565 5 , 567*. 571 s , 613'.
Carpocoris fuscispinus, see Penta-
toma.
Carrion beetle, 606 1 .
Carrots, Papilio polyxenes on, 570\
Carty, Amos, insects from, 603*,
607 s .
Carty, Arthur, insects from, 600 8 .
caryae, Halisidota, 608 8 .
Case bearers, 563*.
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Catalogue of insects exhibited at New
York state fair cited, 599 1 .
Catalogues of exhibition collection
distributed, 575 9 , 576 s , 576 e , 577 1 .
Cat birds feeding on forest tent
caterpillars, 544 r .
catenaria, Cingilia, 612".
Catocala unijuga, 612 3 .
Cauliflower, insects injurious to:
Carneades tessellata, 568 2 .
white grubs, 569 s .
wire worms, 554 2 .
cavicollis, Galerucella, 589 s .
Cayuga county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 553 5 .
Cazenovia (N. Y.) republican, 596 7 .
Cecidomyia destructor, 558 4 , 565 1 ,
570 8 , 573 6 , 589 4 , 598 2 , 606'.
leguminicola, 573°, 592 5 .
species, 607 2 .
cecropia, Samia, 609°.
Cecropia moth, 609 9 .
Cedar birds feeding on forest tent
caterpillars, 544 7 .
Celastrus scandens, Enchenopa bi-
notata on, 615 9 .
Celery, Papilio polyxenes larvae
eating, 575 2 .
celeus, Phlegethontius, 563 2 , 567",
569°, 60S 3 ,
cerasi, Myzus, see Myzus cerasi.
cerasifex, Lecanium, 589 9 , 617 s .
cerasivorana, Cacoecia, 564 3 , 612".
cerealella, Sitotroga, 587 2 .
Cereals, insects in:
Plodia interpunctella, 587 4 .
Silvanus surinamensis, 587".
Ceresa diceros, 616 1 .
cerintha, Chamyris, 612 2 .
Ceuthophilus maculatus, 619 4 .
Chaitophorus species, 592*.
Chalcis ovata, 557".
Chalcophora liberta, 605*.
chalybea, Haltica, see Haltica
chalybea.
Chamyris cerintha, 612 2 .
Chapman, C. E., insects from, 605 4 ;
summary of voluntary reports of,
571 6 .
Chauliognathus species, 588 2 .
Chautauqua county, observer failed
to report, 552 5 .
Chelymorpha argus, 602\
Chermes abietis, 616 2 .
Cherry Tortrix, 564 s , 612 9 .
Cherry tree, insects injurious to:
aphids, 571 8 , 572 1 .
Aspidiotus ostreaeformis, 617 a .
Clisiocampa americana, 577 4 .
disstria, 570 6 , 610 7 .
Hyphantria cunea, 564 5 .
wild, tent caterpillars breeding
on, 559 s .
Cherry tree aphis, 553 8 , 555 3 , 562 7 ,
566 4 , 568 5 , 571 9 , 595 1 .
Cherry tree slug, 589 s .
Chestnut trees, insects injurious to:
Clisiocampa disstria, 563 8 .
Hyphantria cunea, 571 5 .
Macrodactylus subspinosus,
571 4 .
Chestnut weevil, 601 9 .
Chestnuts, Balaninus species injur-
ing, 601 9 .
Chewink feeding on forest tent
caterpillar, 544 8 .
Chickadee, black capped, feeding on
forest tent caterpillar eggs, 544".
Childs, C. E., insects from, 603",
604°, 608 6 , 610 4 ; summary of vol-
untary reports of, 558 fS -59 2 .
Chinch bug, 592 3 , 614 2 .
Chionaspis euonymi, 588 8 , 618 8 .
furfurus, 563 8 , 573 2 , 578 7 , 593 4 ,
599°, 618 7 .
pinifoliae, 618".
Chippies, see Sparrows, chipping.
Chittenden, F. H., referred to, 573 s .
Chrysomela multiguttata, 602 8 .
Chrysops niger, 606 s .
chrysorrhoea, Euproctis, 609 4 .
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 627
Cicada, or harvest fly, 538 2 , 552 7 ,
552 s , 565\ 565 5 , 565 8 .
17-year. 533 s . 535 T , 544 9 -45 3 , 553 5 ,
562 6 , 562 T . :<t\:;\ 564", 566 1 , 566 2 ,
574 7 , 574"-75 2 , 578 5 , 596 7 , 599 s ,
615 6 .
Cicada septendecim, 533 8 , 535 T , 544 9 -
45 3 , 553 5 , 562 6 , 563 7 , 564 8 , 566 1 ,
574 7 , 57S 3 , 59G 7 , 599°, 615 8 ;
chambers of. 574 11 .
tibieen, 538 2 , 552 7 , 552 s , 558 s , 565°,
565", 615 7 .
Cicindela 6-guttata, 606 5 .
purpurea, 606\
Cigar case bearer, 565 s , 566 9 , 577 5 .
Cigarette beetle, 594 6 , 605 1 .
cimicoides, Ilyocoris, see Naucoris.
Naucoris (syn. Ilyocoris), 615 3 .
cinerea, Nepa, 615 4 .
Xylina, see X. anteuuata.
Cingllia catenaria, 612 s .
Circular to those interested in ento-
mology cited, 591 5 .
City pests, article ou, cited, 590 3 .
Clark. J. H.. insects from, 613 s .
Clarke, G-. S., summary of voluntary
reports of, 571 8 -72 3 .
Clarke, J. M., insects from, 605 7 .
clavata, Coptocycla, 602 6 .
Cleary, M. F., insects from, 617 1 .
Clematis paniculata, Epicauta cin-
erea on. 602 1 .
Cleveland, H. F., insects from, 601 2 .
Click beetles, 574°.
Clisiocampa americana, 533 7 , 552",
:,:,::, :,:,:,', 555 7 , 556 2 , 558°, 559 s ,
560 3 , 562 1 , 562 s , 563 3 , 564 3 , 564°,
565 T , 566 s , 566 s , 56S 4 , 569 2 , 570 4 ,
57T, 571 8 , 571°, 572 9 , 573\ 574 1 ,
r.77 , 589 s , 591 2 , 594 7 , 595 s , .611 2 .
disstria, 533°, 535 7 , 541 9 -44 9 , 553 1 ,
553 s , 554 5 , 554 7 , 555 2 , 556 s , 558 4 ,
558 7 , 559 s , 560 3 , 561 1 , 561 9 , 562 2 ,
562 7 , 563 1 , 563 3 , 564 5 , 565 s , 566 5 ,
' 567 3 , 568 3 , 568 7 , 569^, 570\ 570°,
571 2 , 571 7 , 571 9 , 572 3 , 573', 573°,
574\ 5S0°, 589 s , 591 3 , 594 5 , 594 7 ,
595 3 . 595 s , 596 4 , 596°, 599*, 600 9 ,
610 6 . See also Forest tent
caterpillar.
Clover, crimson, good for bumble
bees, 566 s .
Clover hay caterpillar, 592 5 .
Clover midge, 573°, 592".
Clover mite, 620 2 .
Clydonopteron tecomae, 612 s .
c-nigrum, Noctua, 611 5 .
coccinea, Fulgora, 615 s .
Cockroach, 586°.
Cocoons collected at public expense,
543 1 , 561°, 572°.
Codling moth. 555', 560 2 , 561 s , 563 4 ,
567 4 , 567 B , 571 3 , 588 3 , 613 2 .
Coe, C. C, insects from, 616 4 .
cognataria, Lycia, 612 5 .
Coleman, W. H., insects from, 610 2 .
Coleophora fletcherella, 565 8 , 566",
577 5 .
malivorella, 577 6 , 613 2 .
Coleoptera, contributions of, 601 8 -6 5 .
Collection of insects, state, 535 9 -36 5 .
Lintner's 536 5 .
Collection, preservation and distribu-
tion of New York insects cited, 593°;
contents, 594 1 .
Colopha ulmicola, 597 4 , 616 4 .
Columbia county, first observer
failed to report, 552°; summary of
voluntary reports for, 553"-54 8 .
comes, Typhlocyba, 589 s .
confusa, Haploa, 608 7 .
confusum, Tribolium, 587 5 .
congregatus, Apanteles, 60S".
Conotrachelns crataegi, 563 7 .
nenuphar. 562 s , 563', 567 3 , 570 s ,
571 2 .
conquisitor, Pimpla, 557°, 600 9 .
Contributions to the collection, 60O 4 -
20 4 .
Controlling city pests cited, 590 s .
Controlling insect pests cited, 599 s .
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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Cook, C. B., insects from, 602"; sum-
mary of voluntary reports of, 566"-
67°.
Cooperation of public invited, 591 5 .
Copper, American, 607 s .
Coptocycla clavata. 602 6 .
Cordyceps ravenelii infesting May
beetle, 004°.
Corixa mercenaria, 615 5 .
praeusta, 615*.
Corn, insects injurious to:
Crambus species, 571 s .
Euphoria inda, 584 2 .
Hydroecia nitela, 572 7 , 572 s .
cornuta, Corydalis, 613 6 .
Correspondence of otfice, 535 9 ; in-
creased through voluntary ento-
mologic service, 551°-52 2 .
Corsair, black. 597 5 .
Corydalis, horned, 613°.
Corydalis cornuta, 613 6 .
Cosmopepla carnifex, 613 9 .
costalis, Pyralis, 592 3 .
Cotalpa lanigera, 604 3 .
Cottonwood, Saperda calcarata in-
festing. 557 7 , 603 4 .
Country gentleman cited, 588 s , 589 1 ,
S89 2 , 5S9 3 , 589 4 , 5S9 5 , 589 8 , 590 1 ,
590 2 , 590 4 , 590 rj . 590 6 , 591 6 , 591 s ,
592°, 593", 594 5 , 594 6 , 594 7 , 595 1 ,
595 2 , 595 3 , 595 4 , 595 5 , 596 3 , 596 4 ,
596 5 , 596 6 , 596 s , 597 1 , 597 2 , 597 3 ,
597 4 , 597 6 , 597 7 , 597 s , 597 9 , 598 1 ,
598?, 598 3 , r,'.iS 4 , 598 5 , 598 6 , 598 7 ,
598 s , S99 2 , 599 s , 599 4 , 599 6 , 599 7 ,
599 s , 599 9 , 600 1 , 600 3 ; insects re-
ceived through, 612 3 ; quoted, 576 s -
77 2 .
Cows, Tabauidae (horse flies) annoy-
ing, 555 6 .
Cox, W. T., insects from, 602 1 .
Cox, Mrs. W. T., insects from, 609 6 .
Crab apple, Clisiocarnpa americana
on. 565 7 .
Crambids, 574 6 .
Crambus species, 571 8 .
crataegi, Conotrachelus, 563 7 .
Crataegus oxyacantha var. paulii,
see Paul's thorn.
Cratotechus species, 600 s .
Creeper, black and white, feeding
on forest tent caterpillar, 544 s .
cressoni, Uroeerus, 592 4 .
Crimson thorn, Chionaspis furfurus
on, 618 7 .
Crioceris asparagi, 540 ■"•, 541 3 , 558 a ,
559=, 562 6 , 563 7 , 567 6 , 567 s , 573 3 ,
5S3 5 , 599°, 603 2 .
12-punctata, 533 9 , 540 3 , 541 3 ,
55S 3 , 573 3 , 574 7 , 583 7 , 599 6 , 602°.
eristatus. Prionidus, 58S 9 , 614 s .
eristifera, Mamestra, 611 e .
crocataria, Xanthotype, 612 7 .
Crosby, C. R., insects from, 601 7 ,
601 s , 60S 2 , 605 9 , 60S 2 , 61 2 7 , 614 4 ,
614 5 ; referred to, 541'', 545 3 ; sum-
mary of voluntary reports of, 573 s -
7.7'.
Croton bug, 586 s .
Crow, feeding on forest tent cater-
pillar, 544 s .
Cruger, C. insects from, 613 3 .
Cryptorhynchus lapathi, 557 4 , 557 s .
Cuckoos feeding on forest tent cat-
erpillar, 544 7 ; black billed, 544 s ;
yellow billed, 544 s .
Cueullia asteroides, 612 1 .
Cucumber or potato or black flea
beetles, 555 7 . 563 6 , 566 5 , 566°, 567 2 ,
567 s . 56S 6 , 571 3 , 571 7 , .583 3 , 591 7 ,
602 5 .
Cucumber or squash beetle, striped,
553\ 553 9 , 560 7 , 560 s , 564 s , 566 6 ,
567 3 , 569", 583 2 , 591 7 , 602 s .
Cucumbers, insects injurious to:
Diabrotica vittata, 553 9 , 564 8 ,
583 2 .
Epitrix cucumeris, 566 5 .
cucumeris, Epitrix, see Epitrix cu-
cumeris.
cucurbitae, Melittia, see M. satyrini-
foi % mis.
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899
629
cunea, Hyphantria, see Hyphantria
cunea.
cupripennis. I'hitynus, GOG 4 .
Curious insect tastes cited, 594°.
Currant, insects injurious to:
aphids, 553 2 , 562 7 , 571 8 , 572 1 .
Aspidiotus ancylus, 617°.
Diastlctis riGearia. 579'. 612 6 .
Janus integer. 579\
Myzus riOis. 553 3 , 563", 566 4 , 574 3 .
Orrnenis pruinosa. CATS.
Poeciloeapsus lineatus, 554 2 .
Polygonia interrogationis, 607 5 .
Pteronus ribesii, 579 s , 601 7 .
Sesia tipuliformis, 579 s .
Tenthredo rufopeetus, 579 3 .
Currant aphis. 568 s , 571'. 574 3 .
Currant borers, 579"', 601"'.
Currant span worm. 568 9 , . _ i79 4 , 612 5 .
Currant stem girdler, 566 2 , 566 3 .
Currant worm, 5o4 2 , 555 3 , 555 7 , 559 s ,
563 9 , 564*, r.r.T . 568 9 , 569 s , 569 s ,
571 2 , 57 I s , 57.!". 574 3 , 579 3 .
Cut worms, 504 7 .
dark sided, 611°.
striped, 568 1 , Gir.
variegated. 584 4 , Gil 4 ,
cybele. Argynnis, 607 s .
Cyllene pictus, 501;-.
robiuiae, 539', 55T 2 , 603 7 .
dactylina, Acronyeta, Gil 4 .
Dahlias, Diabrotica vittata injuring,
'569°.
Daily Saratogian (Saratoga Springs,
N. Y.) cited, 594 7 , 594 s .
dama, Lucanus, 570 s , 604 9 .
Darrow, C. H., insects from, 610 7 ,
617".
Datana ministra, 554 5 , 562\ 609 7 .
species, 552°.
Davenport, N., insects from, 602 s .
Dawley, F. E., insects from, 605 9 ;
referred to, 577 2 .
decemlineata, Doryphora, see Dory-
phora 10-lineata.
DeGroot, John, insects rnun, 604 4 .
DeGroot, Richard, insects from,
611 s .
Deilephila lineata, 600*, 608*.
Delaware county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 554 7 .
Deltoeephalus abdominalis, 615 9 .
Dennison, E. r.. insects from, 601 7 ,
615 3 .
Dermestes lardarius. 5SG 7 . 605 7 .
Desmocerus palliatus. 603 5 .
destructor. Cecidomyia. see Ceeido-
myia destructor.
Xectarophora, 538 5 , 567", 616 e .
devastatrix, Xylophasia, 61l 7 .
Diabrotica vittata. 553*, 553 9 , 560 7 ,
564 8 , 500. 567 a , 569 s , 583 a , 591 7 ,
602 s .
Diamond. W. R.. insects from, 618 e ,
620 3 .
Diaspis amygdali, Gls .
Diastictis ribearia, 568 9 , 579'. 612 5 .
Dibrachys boucheanus, 600 9 .
Dicerea divaricata, G05 :i .
diceros, Ceresa, 616*.
diphteroides, Microcoelia, 611".
Diplosis pyrivora, 553". 568*, 578 2 .
tritici, 564 9 , 573 s , G06 9 .
Diptera, contributions of, 606°-7 2 .
Dipterygia scabriuscula, 611 s .
Disonycha triangularis, 5G1 5 , 561 7 ,
602 7 :
dispiar, Xyleborus, 57S 4 .
disstria, Clisiocampa, sec Clisio-
campa disstria.
Distribution of insects, 533 s .
divaricata, Dicerea, 60S 3 .
Dogbane, Pyrausta Cutilalis on.574\
612 7 .
Dolerus arvensis. 001°.
dolobrata, Leptotema, 574 5 , 614 s .
Dolph, J. M., referred to, 541 7 ; sum-
mary of voluntary reports of, 566 4 .
domestica, Lepisma, see Thermobia
furnorum.
Musca, 585°.
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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Doryphora 10-lineata, 552 8 , 553 s ,
555 3 , 555 7 , 558 3 , 558 8 , 559 s , 561 3 ,
562?, 563 s , 564 s , 565 4 , 567 2 , 567 7 ,
568 3 , 570 5 , 571 2 , 573 2 , 582 s .
Downer, H. S., insects from, 608 3 .
Dragon flies, 590 2 .
Drepanosiphum acerifolii, 545 4 , 592*.
Dresser, Herrman, insects from,
615 2 .
drummondi, Melanophila, 605 3 .
duodeeim-punctata, Crioceris, see
Crioceris 12-punctata.
Dupree, W. B., insects from, 607 6 ,
609 7 , 610 5 , 614 2 , 617 5 ; summary of
voluntary reports of, 571 3 .
Durkee, J. H., insects from, 607 7 ,
610*, 611 s .
Dutchess county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 554 9 -55 9 .
Dwelling, infested with Terines
flavipes, 610".
Eacles imperialis, see Basilona.
Eager, W, S., insects from, 617 4 .
Eastern New York horticultural
society, address before, cited,
592 6 , 593 1 .
Eastern New York horticulturist
cited, 593 s .
Economic entomology, interest in,
stimulated, 550 2 .
egle, Euchaetes, 608 T .
Elaphidion villosum, 581 s , 589 8 , 592 1 ,
603 s .
Ellsworth, Addison, insects from,
60S 7 , 60S 9 , 609 s , 609 6 , 611 4 , 611 6 ,
611 7 , 611 8 , 612 1 , 612 2 , 612 4 , G12 5 ,
612 7 .
Elm, insects injurious to:
Aspidiotus ostreaeformis, 618 2 .
Olisiocampa disstria, 553 9 , 572 4 .
Disonycha triangularis, 561°,
561 7 , 602 7 .
Euvanessa antiopa, 553 3 , 570 1 ,
574 6 , 607 6 .
Elm, insects injurious to:
Galerucella luteola, 560 1 , 560 s ,
560?,*581 6 .
Haltica chalybea, 602".
Magdalis armicollis, 556 5 .
barbita, 556 5 , 582 2 , 589 2 .
Neoclytus erythrocephalus, 589*.
Notolophus leucostigma, 580 s .
plant lice, 552 s .
Saperda tridentata, 556 3 , 5S9 2 ,
589 4 .
Schizoneura americana, 569 2 ,
616 5 .
American, Disonycha triangularis
injuring, 538*.
European, Gossyparia ulmi in-
festing, 581 s .
slippery, Pemphigus ulmifusus
on, 616 s .
white, Clisiocampa disstria on,
572 s .
Elm bark louse, 581 s , 592 9 , 595 7 .
Elm borer, 581 9 , 589 2 , 5S9 4 , 592",
596 2 .
Elm gall, cockscomb, 597 3 , 616 4 .
Elm leaf beetle, 534 2 , 535°, 538*,
539 e -40 2 , 555 2 , 555 4 , 560 3 , 560 5 , 560 8 ,
560 s , 560 9 , 568 3 , 568 5 , 581 6 , 588 4 ,
589 s , 590 9 , 592 2 , 592 s , 592°, 593 s ,
593 T , 505 6 , 595 9 , 596 9 , 597 s , 598 s ,
59S 4 , 599 5 ; experiments with
arsenical poisons, 545 e -4S 3 .
Elm leaf miner, 589 9 .
Elm snout beetle, 5S2 2 .
Enchenopa binotata, 569 5 , 615°.
Endropia bilinearia, 612 7 .
Entomologic features of the year,
533 5 .
Entomological society of Albany,
537 e .
ephemeraeformis, Thyridopteryx,
582 4 , 609 8 .
Epiaeschna heros, 619 s .
Epicauta cinerea, 583", 602 1 .
pennsylvanica, 571 6 .
vittata, 583 9 , 597 2 , 597°, 602 2 .
Epilachna borealis, 591 7 .
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Epitrix eucuineris, 555 7 , 563 6 , 566°,
567 2 , 567 s , 56S C , 571 8 , 571 7 , 583 3 ,
591', 602 5 .
equi, Gastrophilus, 606 6 .
Erannis tiliaria, 562 9 , 5S9 3 , 612 5 .
erichsonii, Lygaeonematus, 574 B ,
601 7 .
Erie county, summary of voluntary
reports from, 555 9 -58'\
Eriocampoides liniaeina, 589 8 .
Eri stalls tenax, 606 7 .
erythrocephalus, Neoclytus, 556 5 ,
557 2 , 589 2 , 603°.
Essex county, observer failed to re-
port, 552\
Estigmene acraea, 608''.
Euchaetes egle, 60S 7 .
Euehlaena serrata, 612 7 .
euonymi, Chionaspis, 588 s , 618 s .
Euonymus, insects injurious to:
Aphis rumicis, 595 5 , 616 7 .
Chionaspis euonymi, 588 7 , 61S 8 .
Euphoria inda, 584 2 , 604 3 .
Euprepia arge, 609 3 .
parthenice, 609 3 .
Euproctis chrysorrhoea, 609 4 .
Eupteryx atropunctata, 615'.
Eurymus philodice, 607".
Eurypelrna hentzii, 591 .
Euvanessa antiopa, 541 5 , 553 3 , 566 5 ,
570 1 , 572 5 , 574 6 , 599 5 , 599°, 607".
Evening Herald (Syracuse, N. Y.)
quoted 57G 3 .
Evergreens, Thyridopteryx ephem-
eraeformis on, 582\
Exhibitions of insects, 536 s -37 2 ; at
agricultural gatherings, 575 3 -88 a .
exitiosa, Sanniuoidea, 567°.
Exochilum mundum, 601 2 .
Experiments with arsenical poisons,
545 6 -4S 9 .
Farmers' institutes, exhibition of
insects at, 575 3 , 577 3 .
Farrell, J. H., insects from, 60S 4 ,
fasciatus, Nemobius, 619 3 .
Feathers, Attagenus piceus feeding
on, 586 4 .
Feltia subgothica, 611 5 .
femoratus, Haplandrus, 602'.
Pelocoris, 615 1 .
fervidus, Bombus, 600 5 .
Finder, A. P., insects from, 607 a ,
610 s .
Fish fly, 568*.
Fish moth, 591*.
Fisher, Mrs A. G., insects from,
616 3 . 1
Fisheries, forest, and game com-
missioners, article in report of,
535 s .
FishkUl (N.'Y.) standard cited, 593 T .
Fivey, Catherine, insects from, 608 8 .
Flanders, Lillian, insects from, 604*.
Flanders, Mrs G. L., insects from.
607 3 .
Flashover, G. A., insects from, G10 7 .
flavipes, Termes, 619°.
Flea beetle, black, see Cucumber
flea beetle,
red-headed, 538 2 , 583 8 , 599 5 , 602\
Fletcher, James, referred to, 540".
fletcherella, Coleophora, 565 s , 566',
577 3 .
Flicker feeding on forest tent cater-
pillar, 544 s .
Flint. O. Q., insects from, 603 3 , 603 T ,
605 3 , 606 7 , 608 s , 608 s , 609\ 609 8 ,
611 7 , 614 s , 616 9 ; summary of volun-
tary reports of, 560\
Flour, Tribolium confusum infest-
ing, 587 '.
Flour beetle, confused, 587°.
Flower beetle, bumble, 5S4 2 , 604 3 .
rough, 0(14'.
Flower cricket, white, 580 3 , 619 2 .
Flower flies, 588 1 .
Food products, dried, Silvanus suri-
namensis infesting, 5S7 3 .
Foord, Joseph, referred to, 545 1 .
1'oonl. Joseph, & Sons, insects from,
609 s ; summary of voluntary re-
ports of, 553 5 .
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Forbiish, E. II., observations on in-
sectivorous birds, 544 s .
Forest tent caterpillar, abundance
and destructiveness of, 541 9 -43 2 ,
SSL 1 , 564 5 , 572 3 ; contributions of,
GLQP-LL 1 ; experiments with, 548 4 ;
fought at public expense, 533 7 ,
542 s , 543 1 , 561 6 , 572 6 ; reference,
533 5 , 535 7 , 553 1 , 553 4 , 553 9 , 554 7 ,
554 s , 554 9 , 555 2 , 555 3 , 556\ 558 T ,
55S S , 558', 559\ 559 s , 559 fl , 560 3 ,
560 4 , 560 e , 560 s , 561 5 , 561 6 , 561 8 ,
562 2 , 562 7 , 563', 563 3 , 565 s , 566 5 ,
567 3 , 568 3 , 568 7 , 569 1 , 569 4 , 569 s ,
569 7 , 569 s , 570 1 , 570 6 , 571 2 , 571 7 ,
571°, 572°, 572 7 , 573 1 , 573 5 , 574 1 ,
580 6 , 589 8 , 591 s , 594 5 , 594 8 , 595 8 ,
596 4 , 596 6 , 599 s ; remedies and pre-
ventives for, 543 2 -44 9 , 580 7 .
Forest worm, see Forest tent cater-
pillar.
Forester, eight spotted, 565 9 , 580 2 ,
609 s .
Formulas for insecticides and fungi-
cides cited, 59S 9 .
Franklin, W. C, referred to, 620 3 .
Frey, S. L., insects from, 607 c , 608°,
616 5 .
Fritillary, great spangled, 607 s .
meadow, 607 s .
frontalis, Systena, 538 2 , 583 s , 599 B ,
602 s .
Fruit trees, insects injurious to,
577 3 -79 3 :
Aphis, green, 567 2 .
Aspidiotws ancylus, 579=.
ostreaeformis, 579 1 .
perniciosus, 578 s .
Bucculatrix pomifoliella, 577 T .
Cacoecia rosaceana, 595 1 .
Chionaspis furfnrus. ."i7S 7 .
Cicada septendeeim, 578 s .
Clisiocampa disstria, 567 3 , 570°,
571 7 , 580 8 .
Diplosis pyrivora, 578 2 .
Hyphantria cunea, 554 5 .
Fruit trees, insects injurious to:
Macrodactylus subspinosus.STT 8 .
Mytilaspis pomorum, 578°.
Myzus cerasi, 595 1 .
Saperda Candida, 577°.
Scolytus rugulosus, 578 s .
Tmetocera ocellana, 595 1 .
Xyleborus dispar, 578 4 .
Fruits, small, and vines, insects in-
jurious to, 579 3 -80 3 .
fucosa, Hypoprepia, 60S 7 .
Fulgora coceinea, 615 s .
Fulton county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 558 5 -59 2 .
Fungus beetle, forked, 602 2 .
furfnrus, Chionaspis, see Chionaspis
furfurus.
furnorum, Thermobia, 591 4 , 594 6 ,
619 s .
fusca. Lachnosterna, 585 4 , 604 8 .
fuscispinus, Carpocoris. see Penta-
toma.
Pentatoma (syn. Carpocoris),
613 7 .
futilalis, Pyrausta, 574 3 , 612 7 .
Galerucella cavicollis, 589 s .
luteola, 534 2 , 535°, 538', 539 6 -40 2 ,
54-V, :>xr, 560 3 , 560 4 , 568 s , 568 5 ,
5S1", 589 s , 592 2 , 592°, 593°, 595",
596 9 , 597 s , 598 5 , 5!>9 ;> . C02 7 .
Galls, 596 s .
Gamble, George, insects from, 609 9 ,
610 s , 612 3 .
Garden crops, insects injurious to,
582 8 -S5':
Anasa tristis, 583 4 .
Diabrotica vittata, 566 e .
Epitrix cucumeris. 566°, .">S3 3 .
Hydroecia nitela, 584 3 .
Lygus pratensis, 584".
Maniestra picta, 584 s .
Peridroma saucia, 584 4 .
Poecilocapsus lineatus, 585 2 .
Gardens, milkweed butterflies abun-
dant in, 569°.
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899
633
Gardner, Levi, summary of volun-
tary reports of. 57P.
Gastrophilus equi, 606 6 .
Gehring, Mrs B., insects from, 604 4 .
Genesee county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 559 8 -60 e .
germanica, Phyllodromia, 586 .
gibbosa. Nadata, 609 6 .
glauea, Notonecta, 615*.
glaucaria, Synchlora, G12 4 .
glaucus, Jasoniades. 608 s .
globulus, Holcaspis, 601 3 .
Golden rod, Epicauta pennsylvanica
on, 571 6 .
Goldtish food, Lasioderina serri-
corne in, 605 1 .
Goldman, M., insects from, 602",
60S 3 , 615*.
Goldsmith beetle, 604 3 .
goniphorus, Poecilocapsus, 614 6 .
Gooseberries, insects injurious to:
Leoanium armeniacum, 617 3 .
Pteronus ribesii, SG^-fte 1 , 574 3 .
Gooseberry fruit fly, 59P.
Gordinier, 11. W., insects from. GI4 T ;
spraying in Troy, 534 4 .
Gossyparia ulmi, 581 s , 592', 595 7 ,
616 9 .
gossypii, Aphis, 591 s .
graetiaiia. Scopelosoma, 612 1 .
Grain beetle, saw toothed, 587 3 , 605 s .
Grain moth, 587 z .
Grain weevil, 574'. 601 s .
Grains, Sitotroga cerealella working
in, 587 2 .
Grains and leguminous seeds in-
sects affecting, 587 1 .
granaria, Calandra, 574 4 , GOP.
grandis, Lebia, 589 7 .
Grange meetings, exhibition of in-
sects at. advocated, 575 3 .
Grape, wild, Pelidnota punctata on,
571 5 .
Grape vine, insects injurious to:
Alypia octomaculata. 565 9 -66 a ,
580 2 , 609 s .
Grape vine, insects injurious to:
Anomala lucicola, 579 7 .
Haltica chalybea, 555 s , 5G3 7 ,
564 9 , 602 6 .
Lecaniuni pruinosum, 617 2 .
Lygus pratensis, 574 4 , 014'.
Macrodactylus subspinosus, 570 1 .
Microcentrum retinervis, 619 3 .
Oxyptilus periscclidactylus,612 9 .
Pelidnota punctata, 579 s .
Grape vine beetle, light loving, 570-,
579 7 , 604*.
spotted. 57P, 579\ 604'.
Grape vine flea beetle, 555°, 555 6 ,
555 s , 563 T , 564 9 , 505-, 570 4 , 573",
574 4 , 579°, 602°.
Grape vine hog caterpillar, 60S 8 .
Grape vine leaf hopper, 5G5 7 , 589 s .
Grape vine plume moth, 569 s , 574 2 ,
580\ 612 s .
Grasses, insects injurious to. 5N.V:
Allorhina nitida, 585*.
Lachnostcrna I'usca, 5S5 4 .
Leptoterna dolobrata, 574 r \ 614 3 .
Leucania unipuncta, 5S5 3 .
Grasshoppers, 558", 559 1 , 560 3 , 562 8 ,
564*, 564 5 . 568 3 , 573 2 , 5S4 1 , 5S5\
grataria, Baematopis, til-'.
Graves, G. S., insects from, 602 7 ,
604 5 , 604", 605'. 607 5 , 609 7 , 610',
61P, 611 3 , 612 8 , 613 7 , 616 1 , 619 2 ;
summary of voluntary reports of,
56P.
Green fruit worms. 563", 566 T , 5G7 3 .
Greene county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 560 2 .
griseus, Benacus, 615 3 .
Ground birds, see Sparrows, chip-
ping.
Ground cricket, small, striped. 619 e .
Haematobia serrata. 5U2-, 573 1 .
Haematopinus urius, 615 5 .
Haematopis grataria, G12 4 .
haemorrhoidale, Acanthosoma, 613°.
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Halisidota caryae, 608 s .
tessellaris, 608".
Haltica chalybea, 555 6 , 555 s , 563 T ,
564 9 , 570 4 , 573 s , 579 s , 602 6 .
hamadryadella, LithocolletiS, 613 3 .
Hanks, M. E., insects from, 614 8 .
Haplandrus fernoratus, 602 3 .
Haploa confusa, 607 7 .
Harpalus caliginosus, 606 2 .
pennsylvanicus, 606 3 .
Harlequin caterpillar, 608 7 .
Harvest fly (Cicada tibicen), 538 2 ,
552 7 , 552 s , 565 1 , 565 6 , 565°.
Haston, Calvin, referred to, 574 7 .
Hein, F. H., insects from, 619 3 .
Hemiptera, contributions of, 613 T -
18°.
Hemlock, Aspidiotus ancylus on,
617 6 .
Hendricks, James, insects from,
610 s .
hentzii, Eurypelma, 591 5 .
Heodes hypophleas, 607 s .
Herkimer county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 561 1 .
heros, Epiaeschna, 619 s .
Hessian fly, 55S 4 , 558 5 , 565\ 565 2 ,
565% 570 s , 570 s , 573 6 , 573 7 , 589 4 ,
598% 606 9 .
Hickory, Elaphidion villosum work-
ing in, 603 s .
Hickory borer, 592%
Hickory tussock moth, 608 s .
Hicks, Isaac, & Son, insects from,
618°, 618 s ,
High schools, student collectors in,
600%
kilaris, Nezara, 613*.
Hitchcock, W. C, insects from, 600 s ,
601\ 601 2 , 603 s , 604 3 , 605 2 , 605 3 , 605 4 ,
605 5 , 606\ 606 3 , 606 6 , 606 s , 607%
607 7 , 607 s , 60S 1 , 60S 2 , 608', 609 9 ,
611°, 612 4 , 619 4 , 619 7 ; summary of
voluntary reports of, 568 2 .
Hog louse, 615 5 .
Holcaspis globulus, 601 s .
Holroyd, Mrs James, insects from,
604 9 .
Homoptera lunata, 598\ 612 3 .
Honey locust, insects injurious to:
Cyllene robiniae, 557 2 .
Prionoxystus robiniae, 557 2 .
Hooker, Lewis, insects from, 60S 4 ;
referred to, 545 3 ; summary of vol-
untary reports of, 563 2 -64\
Hop vines, Polygonia interroga-
tionis feeding on, 571 4 , 607".
Hoplia trifasciata, 604 s .
Horn tails, 580 s .
Horse chestnut, Notolophus leuco-
stigma feeding on, 565 4 , 580 5 .
Horse flies, 555°, 565 3 .
green headed, 565 3 .
large black, 606 7 .
House flies, 565 3 , 585".
Household insects, 585°-S6' J .
Houston, W. R., insects from, 601 5 ,
603 2 , 605 7 , 615 6 , 619 2 ; refen-ed to,
545 2 ; summary of voluntary re-
ports of, 562 5 .
Howard, L. O., insects from, 618 3 ;
referred to, 541 4 .
Howe, H. N., insects from, 614 1 .
Hudson river as transportation
agent for insects, 592 7 .
Hudson river valley, injurious in-
sects of, 593 1 .
Huested, P. L., insects from, 617",
617 s , 618 1 , 618 2 .
Huested, S. B., insects from, 609 8 ;
summary of voluntary reports of,
568 1 .
Hunt. J. F., summary of voluntary
reports of, 570 4 .
Hurd, L. H., insects from, 605 s .
Hurley, Mrs, insects from, 610 s .
hyalinata, Margaronia, 591 7 .
Hydrangeas, Macrodactylus sub-
spinosus injuring, 561 4 , 604 s .
Hydroecia nitela, 567 4 , 572 3 , 584 3 ,
611 9 .
velata, 611 s .
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Hymenoptera, contributions of,
60(f-l s .
Hyperplatys niaculatus, 603\
Hyphantria cunoa, 552°, 554% 559".
560 5 , 562*, 564 5 , 565 6 , 567 s , 568 7 ,
Sir, 572 2 , 582?, 595", 59T 7 , 609 1 .
hypophlaeas, Heodes, 607 s .
Hypopnepia fucosa, 608 7 .
Ichneumon flies, 572 T .
Ichneumon seininiger, 601 s .
ichneumonea, Sphex, 6O0 7 .
Ilex verticillata, Aspidiotus ancylus
on, 617 6 .
Ilyocoris cimicoides, see Naucoris.
Imperial moth, 592 4 , 610 5 .
imperialis, Basilona (syn. Eacles),
592*, 610 6 .
Eacles, see Basilona.
inda. Euphoria, 584 2 , 604 3 .
Index to Reports 1-13 referred to,
534°.
Indian meal, Plodia interpunctella
in, 5S7*.
Indian meal moth, 587*.
indigenella, Mineola, 612 s .
Ingalsbe, G. M., insects from, 607 6 .
innumerabilis, Pulvinaria, 581 2 , 589 9 ,
596'.
inquisitor, Pimpla, 557 s .
Insecticides, hints about, cited, 591\
insulata, Notonecta, 615 4 .
integer, Janus, 566 2 , 579 s , 601 5 .
interpunctella, Plodia, 587 4 .
in'terrogationis, Polygonia, 574 4 , 607 5 .
io, Automeris, 559 s , 571 5 , 610 4 .
Io caterpillar, 559 s , 571 5 , 610*.
Ips quadriguttatus, 605 5 .
iris, Brotolomia, 611 8 .
isabella, Pyrrharctia, 609\
Isoptera, contributions of, 619".
Ivy, English, Aspidiotus nerii on,
617 4 .
Jackson, G. A., insects from, 616 s .
Jackson, John, insects from, 60S 4 .
Janus integer, 566 2 , 579'', 601'.
Jasoniades glaucus, 60S 2 .
Jefferson county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 562 1 .
Johnson, F., failure to report as vol-
untary observer, 552\
Johnson, Theresa, insects from, 610'.
Joutel, L. H., referred to, 541 3 .
Julus caeruleocinctus, 620 1 .
June beetles, 574 5 .
Junius, Anax, 619 7 .
Katydids, 552 7 , 600 3 , 619".
Kellogg, Gertrude, insects from,
616 7 .
Kelly, Albert, insects from, 606 7 ,
619 5 .
King bird feeding on forest tent
caterpillars, 561 3 .
Kirkaldy, G. W., insects from, 613 s ,
613 9 , 614 3 , 614 1 , 614 6 , 615 1 , 615 4 ,
615 5 , 615 6 , 615 8 , 615 8 .
Kirkland, A. H., insects from, 609*.
Kissing bug, or masked bed bug
hunter, 534 2 , 538 a , 557 6 , 562 9 , 585',
588", 597 5 , 614 9 .
Knotty horn, cloaked, 603 5 .
Lachnosterna fusca, 585 4 , 604 6 .
Lady bugs, 554 4 , 588=.
northern, 591 7 .
two spotted, 556 s , 605 9 .
Laertias philenor, 607 9 .
Lafler, W. A., insects from, 616 7 .
Lamson, E. S., insects from, 610 8 .
Landers, Jack, insects from, 60S 3 ,
laiiigera, Cotalpa, 604 s .
Schizoneura, 566 9 , 616 4 .
lapathi, Cryptorhynchus, 557', 557'.
Lappet moth, 611 s .
Larch, insects injurious to:
Clisiocampa disstria, 553 9 .
Lygaeonematus erichsonii, 574°,
601 7 .
Larch saw fly, 574".
lanlarius, Dermestes, 586 7 , 605 7 .
Lasioderma serricorne, 594°, 605 1 .
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laticinerea, Xylina. see X. anten-
na ta.
Lead acetate, in composition of ar-
senate, 547\ 548 5 .
Lead arsenate, experiments with,
547\ 548 1 .
Lead bored by insects, 594 6 .
Leaf bug, four lined, 554-, 565 ,J , 585 2 ,
614 5 .
Leaf crumpler, 612 s .
Leaf roller, oblique banded, 595 1 .
red banded, 573 s .
Lebia grandis, 589 7 .
Lecanium armeniacum, 589°, 617 3 .
cerasifex, 5S9», 617 3 .
pruinosum, 617 2 .
prunastri, 563 s , 564 1 .
tulipiferae, 5S8 S , 591*, 617 2 ..
lectularia, Acanthia, 585 s .
Lee, V. P. D., insects from, 60S 5 ,
leguminicola, Cecidomyia, 573°, 592 5 .
Leguminous seeds, and grains, in-
sects affecting, 587 1 .
Leopard moth, 582% 596 2 .
Lepidoptera, contributions of, 607 2 -
13 s .
Lepisma domestica, sec Thermobia
furnoruni.
Leptocoris trivittatus, 593 5 .
Leptoterna dolobrata, 574 5 , 614 3 .
Leptura canadensis, 603 5 .
Leroy (N. Y.) gazette cited, 599 3 .
Lester, F. B., failed to report as
voluntary observer, 552\
Lettuce, Thrips tabaci on, 561 6 , 562 s ,
584 s , 619 1 .
Leucania multilinea, 611°.
unipuncta, 585 3 .
leucopterus, Blissus, 592 3 , 614-.
leucostigma, Xotolophus, sec Notolo-
phus leucostigma;
Leuctra species, 619°.
Lewis. II. D., summary of volun-
tary reports of, 554''-").".'.
Lewis, W. G., insects from, 619 6 .
liberta, Chaleophora, 605'.
Library, Lintner's, 536 7 .
of division, 536 6 .
Lilac, insects injurious to:
Callosamia promethea, 610 2 .
Chionaspis euonymi, 618".
Lilac caterpillars, 598 T .
Lily buds, caddice fly injuring, 590 2 .
limacina, Eriocampoides, 589 s .
Limmer, Charles, insects from, 611*.
Lime tree winter moth, 562 9 , 589 3 ,
612 5 .
lineata, Deilephila, 600 4 , 608*.
lineatus, Poeciloeapsus, 554 2 , 565 s ,
585 2 , 614 5 .
Linsley, J. G., insects from, 614 9 .
Lintner, J. A., referred to, 590 9 .
Lithocolletis aceriella, 564 6 , 613 3 .
hamadryadella, 613 3 .
Livingston, R. R., failure to report
as voluntary observer, 552 3 .
Livingston county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 562\
Locust borer, 539\ 603 7 .
Locust trees, insects injurious to:
Automeris io, 571 5 .
Cyllene robiniae, 5S9 2 , 603 7 .
Locusts (Cicada, tibicen), 55S S .
London purple, experiments with,
546'.
Long sting, lunate, 580 9 , 601 1 .
Lophoderus triferana, 573 s .
Lowe. V. H., observations on insec-
tivorous birds, 544 s .
Lueanus dama, 570 s , 604 9 .
lucicola, Anomala, 570 2 , 579 7 , 604'.
Luna moth, 61<>-.
lunata. Homoptera, 598 5 , 612 s .
lunator, Thalessa, 5S0°, 599*, 60P.
luteola, Galerucella, see Galerucella
Iuteola.
Lutts, Henry, insects from, 617 s .
Lycia cognataria, 612 5 .
Lyetus unipuncta tus, 604 9 .
Lygaeonematus erichsonii, 574°, 601 7 .
Lygus pratensis, 574*, 584 a , 592 5 , 614*.
Lyman, Charles, insects from, 607 9 .
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McCulloch, Miss, insects from, 610 2 .
McLaughlin, W. H., insects from,
608 1 , 603 3 .
Macrobasis unicolor. 597 2 .
Macrbdactylus subspinosus, 555 3 ,
56P, 563 s , 568 6 , 570 1 , 571\ 577 s ,
604 7 .
ma cubitus, Ceuthophilus, 619'.
Hyperplatys, 603 5 .
Madison county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 562 9 -63 2 .
Magdalis armicollis, 556 s .
barbita, 556 5 , 582 2 . 589 2 .
Magnolia soulangea infested with
Lecanlum tulipiferae, 588 7 , 617 2 .
Mairs, Mrs E. EL, insects from, 617 4 ,
61S G , 618 9 .
mali, Aphis, see Aphis mali.
malifoliella, Tischeria, 013 4 .
malivorella, Coleophora, 577", 613 2 .
Mamestra cristdfera, 611°.
picta, 584 s , 589 s , 591 s , 616°.
purpurissata, 611 7 .
renigera. 611"!
«
subjuneta, till 7 .
Maple, decaying stump of, Lucanus
daina and Pelidnota punctata in,
570 3 .
Maple leaf scale insect, (516°.
Maple tree, insects injurious to:
Clisiocampa disstria. 533 G , 542 G ,
553 8 , 562^. 563 1 , 568 s , 571°, 572 3 ,
572*, 580 3 , 595 3 , <n < > T . 610 s .
Blaphidion villosum, 581 5 .
Euvanessa antiopa, 607".
Hyphantria cunea, 564''.
Lithocolletis aceriella, 564", 613 s .
Phytoptus quadripes, 596 s .
riagionotus speciosus, 564 2 ,574*.
Pseudococcus aceris, 616°.
Japanese, Parlatoria viridis on,
618 3 .
silver, insects injurious to:
Mytilaspis pomorum, 595 e .
Phytoptus quadripes, 557 8 , 595".
Maple tree, sugar, insects injurious
to:
Clisiocampa disstria, 542 s , 554 T ,
564°, 565 8 .
Plagionotus speciosus, 533 J , 603 7 .
Maple tree borer, 533°, 564 2 , r,74 4 .
581 3 , 596 2 , 599 3 , 603 6 .
Maple tree pruner (or oak pruner);
581 B , 589 s , 592 1 , 603 s .
Maple tree scale insect, cottony,
581 2 , 589 s ", 596 3 .
Maple worm, see Forest tent cater-
pillar.
Margaronia hyalinata. 591 7 .
nitidalis. 591 7 .
mauritandea, Tenebriodes, 605 5 .
Maxwell, T. C, Bros., insects from,
618 2 .
May beetles. 562 2 , 566 7 , 604".
.May flies, 556 s , 568 s .
Meadows, insects injurious to:
grasshoppers, 559*.
white grubs, 573 s .
Meal worm, 602 2 .
Measuring worms, ."<;4 7 .
Meats. Dermestes iardarius in, 586 7 ,
605 s .
Melanolestes picipes, 597 5 .
Melanophila drummondi, 605 3 .
Melanoxanthus salicis, 616 6 .
Melittia cucurbitae, se< M. satyrini-
formis,
satyriniformis (syn. M. cucur-
bitae 1. 582 s , 591 7 .
tnellifica, Apis, 600°.
Melon plant louse, 591 s .
Melon worm. 591 7 .
Melons, Diabrotiea vittata injuring,
553°, 564 s , 569 s .
Melophagus ovinus. 606".
mercenaria. Corixa, 615 s .
Merriam, ('. »'.. insects from, 601",
610 s . 610 9 , 611 2 , 612°, 620 4 ; referred
to, 542 7 .
niessoria, Carneades, 611°.
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Metz, J. U., insects from, 602 9 , 603%
605 4 , 605 s , 606°; summary of volun-
tary reports of, 558 3 .
Microeentrum retinervis, 600 3 , 619\
Microcoelia diphteroides, 6H 4 .
Micropteryx pomivorella, 613 s .
Milkweed butterfly, 538 2 , 565°, 569";
contributions of, 607 3 .
Miller, J. C, insects from, 612 9 , 613 s ;
summary of voluntary reports of,
564 s .
Miller, M. M., insects from, 602 4 .
Millington, Mrs L. A., insects from,
601 7 , 608 s .
Mineola indigenella, 612 s .
ministra, Datana, 554 5 , 562 4 , 609 7 .
Miris calcaratus, 614 s .
misella, Pentilia, 605 D .
Mites, 593 s .
moesta, Saperda, 556 s .
molitor, Tenebrio, 602 2 .
Monahan, Helen, insects from, 607 s .
Monomorium pbaraonis, 586 5 , 600 7 .
Monophadnoides rubi, 538 7 , 570°,
573 s , 601 s .
Monostegia rosae, 562 s , 601 5 .
Monroe county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 563 2 -64 2 .
mori, Bombyx, 587 s .
Morning glory vines, golden tortoise
beetles on, 565*.
Morris, M. A., insects from, 620 s .
Mountain ash, insects injurious to:
Aspidiotus ancylus, 617°.
Saperda Candida, 557 s .
multiguttata, Chrysomela, 602 s .
multilinea, L-eucania, 611°.
multispinosa, Acholla, 614 7 .
mundum, Exocliilum, 601 2 .
Musca domestica, 585°.
Mushroom bed, Sciara species in,
598 a .
Myers, F. W., insects from, 609 9 .
Myriapods, 593 s , 599 s ; contributions
of, 620".
myron, Ampelophaga, 60S e .
Mytilaspis pomorum, 556 3 , 566 3 , 578 6 ,
595 s , 618 5 .
Myzus cerasi, 553 8 , 555 3 , 562 7 , 566*,
571 9 , 592 s , 595 1 .
ribis, 563 9 , 566\ 568 9 , 571 9 , 574 s ,
592 s .
Nadata gibbosa, 609".
Naucoris cimicoides (syn. Ilyocoris),
615 s .
Nectarophora destructor, 538 s , 567*,
616 s .
Nemobius fasciatus, 619 3 .
nemoralis. Anthocoris, 614 3 .
nenuphar, Conotrachelus, see Cono-
trachelus nenuphar.
Neoclytus erythrocephalus, 556 B ,
557 2 , 589 2 , 603°.
Nepa cinerea, 615 4 .
nerii, Aspidiotus, 617 4 .
Neuroptera, contributions of, 613 5 .
Neio England farmer cited, 589 1 .
Neio York farmer cited, 593 s , 594 6 ,
595 2 , 595 4 , 596 3 , 596 s , 596 s , 597 1 ,
597 3 , 597 4 , 597", 597 7 .
New York state museum, Bulletin
26 cited, 593 9 ; contents of, 597 1 ;
Bulletin 27 cited, 595 7 ; contents of,
595 7 -96 3 ; Folder cited, 599 1 ; 51st Re-
port cited, 591 s ; 52d Report cited,
590 7 .
Newburgh (N. Y.) journal cited, 593 s .
Nezara hilaris, 613 9 .
Nicholl, Frank, insects from, 615 7 .
niger, Chrysops, 606 s .
nitela, Hydroecia, 567 4 , 572 s , 584 s ,
611°.
nitida, Allorhina, 585 4 .
nitidalis, Margaronia, 591 7 .
niveus, Oecanthus,, 580 s , 619 2 .
Noctua c-nigrum, 611 B .
Notes of the year for New York cited,
599 1 .
Notes on injurious insects for 1S99,
538 J -48 9 .
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Notolophus leucostigma, 535", 556 3 ,
556", 557 5 , 557 8 , 565 4 , 580 4 , 589 8 ,
590 4 , 591 2 , 593°, 595 s , 609\
antiqua, 609*.
Notonecta americana, 615\
glauca, 615*.
insulata, 615 4 .
undulata, 615 4 .
undulata var., 615 5 .
Nott, P. K., insects from, 611 3 .
Nuthatches feeding on forest tent
caterpillars, 544 7 , 544 s .
Oak primer, see Maple tree primer.
Oaks, insects injurious to:
Anisota senatoria, 610 4 .
Clisiocampa disstria, 553 9 .
Elaphidion villosum, 581 3 .
Hyphantria cunea, 571 5 .
Prionoxystus robiniae, 55T 3 .
Telea polyphemus, 610 b .
chestnut, Lithocolletis hainadrya-
della on, 613 s .
English, Asterolecanium querci-
cola on, 617 1 .
white, Symmerista albifrons on,
609 7 .
Oats, grasshoppers injuring, 573 2 .
Oberea bimaculafa, 563°, 569 4 , 603 3 .
oblinita, Acronycta, 611 3 .
obtectus. Bruchus, 602 3 .
ocellana, Tmetocera, see Tmetocera
ocellana.
octomaculata, Alypia, 565", 580 2 ,
609 s .
oculatus, Alaus, 605 4 .
Odonata, contributions of, 619 7 .
Oecanthus niveus, 580 3 , 619=.
Office work, 534 7 -35\
Oneida county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 564 3 .
Onion thrips, 573 7 , 584 s , 619 1 .
Onondaga county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 564°-65 T .
Ontario county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 565 7 -66 3 .
Ophion tityri, 601' 2 .
Opsicoetus personatus, 534 2 , 538%
557°, 557 7 , 585 9 , 588 9 , 597 5 , 614".
Orange county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 566 4 .
Orchards, insects injurious to:
Aphis mali, 567 s .
bud moth, 565 s .
canker worm, 559 7 , 563 5 , 565".
Chionaspis furfurus, 573 2 .
Clisiocampa americana, 563%
570*.
disstria, 610°.
Datana ministra, 562*.
Erannis tiliaria, 562".
Hyphantria cunea, 562 4 .
Psylla pyricola, 553 a , 559°.
Schizoneura lanigera, 566°.
Orchelimum vulgare, 619 4 .
orientalis, Periplaneta, 586 9 , 619 5 .
Oriole feeding on elm leaf beetle,
56S 3 ; on tent caterpillars, 544%
544 s .
Orleans county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 566 7 .
Ormenis pruinosa, 615 s .
Orthoptera, contributions of, 619 2 .
Orthosoma brunneum, 603 9 .
Osborn. William, insects from, 610 1 .
Osmoderma scabra, 604 1 .
ostreaeformis, Aspidiotus, 579\
Oswego county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 566 9 -67°.
Oswego county fair, exhibition of
insects at, 536 s , 575 7 -76 3 .
Otiorhynchus ovatus, 601°.
Otterson, H. N., insects from, 616 3 .
Otterson, J. A., insects from, 601°,
602 7 , 604-, 604 s , 60S 8 , 615 7 .
ovata, Chalcis, 557*.
ovatus, Otiorhynchus, 601".
ovinus, Melophagus, 606 6 .
Owen, C. A., summary of voluntary
reports of, 562 9 -63 2 .
Owl beetle, 605 4 .
Oxyptilus periscelidactylus, 569 s ,
574 2 , 580 1 , 612 s .
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Oyster shell bark louse. English,
579 1 ; contributions of, GIT^IS 1 .
Painted footman, 60S 7 .
palliatus, Desmocerus, G08 5 .
pallipes, Agonoderus, 606 3 .
Polistes, 60O 6 .
pandorus, Philampelus, 60S 5 ,
panicea, Sitodrepa, 594 6 .
Papers, injured by Thermobia fur-
norum, 594 6 .
Papilio polyxenes, 570 2 , 575 2 , 60S 1 .
Paragrene, experiments with, 546 1 .
Parasitism in relation to insect
abundance. .j4P, 553 4 , 557°, 560 5 ,
561 3 , 561", 572 7 , 581 1 , 588 5 , 599 4 .
Paris green, experiments with, 546 1 ,
548 1 .
Parlatoria pergandii, 61S 4 .
viridis, 618 3 .
parthenice, Euprepia, 609 3 .
Pastures, Grasshoppers injuring,
559\
Paul's thorn, Saperda Candida' on,
557 s .
Pea crop. Nectarophora destructor
injuring, 538\ 567°, 016 s .
Pea weevil, 587 7 .
Peach bark borer, 578 2 .
Peach scale, 618 8 .
Peach tree, insects injurious to:
aphids, 562 7 , 571 8 .
Clisiocampa americana, 574 2 .
disstria, 574 2 .
Euphoi'ia inda, 5S4 2 .
Lecanium cerasifex, 617 3 .
Peach tree borer, 567 6 .
Pear blight beetle, 578 4 .
Pear midge, 553 s , 568 4 , 578\
Pear psylla, 553 6 , 554 2 , 554 s , 554 4 ,
559 4 , 559 s , 560 9 , 563 2 , 563 4 , 564 2 ,
567 1 .
Pear tree, insects injurious to:
Aspidiotus ostreaeformis, 618 1 .
bud worms, 562 3 .
Chionaspis furfurus, 618 7 .
Pear tree, insects injurious to:
Clisiocampa disstria, 553°, 610 7 .
Conotrachelus nenuphar, 562 3 .
Hyphantria cunea, 560 3 , 560°.
Psylla pyricola, 554 3 , 560 9 .
Xylina specie's, 563 6 .
Bartlett, Carpocapsa pomonella
on, 560 2 .
Duchess, Psylla pyricola on, 563 2 .
Kieffer. Chionaspis furfurus on,
5G3 S .
Lawrence, Diplosis pyrivora on,
563 8 .
Pear tree slug, see Cherry tree slug.
Pearl crescent, 607 s .
Peck, C. H., insects from, 603 1 , 603 2 ,
605 6 , 1 -.(i!) 7 . t;i0 7 , 610 s , 612 9 , 615 s .
Peck, H. C, insects from, 604 9 , 607 2 ,
613 5 , 617 G , 617 7 , 617 s , 618 2 , 618 5 ,
618 s .
Pelecinus polyturator. 600 s .
Pelidnota punctata, 570 3 , 571 5 , 579 s ,
604 4 .
Pelocoris femoratus. 615 1 .
Pelopoeus caementarius, 600 7 .
Pemphigus acerifolii, 616 3 .
populi-trans versus, 592 3 .
ulmifusus. 616 3 .
pennsylvanioa, Epicauta, 571°.
peunsylvanicus, Harpalus, 606 s .
Pentatoma fuscispinus (syn. Car-
pocoris), 613 7 .
rufipes. sec Tropicoris.
Pentilia misella, 605 9 .
peplaria. Azelina, 612 7 .
pergandii, Parlatoria, 618 4 .
Peridroma saucia, 584 4 , 594 7 , 611 4 .
Periplaneta orientalis, 586 9 , 619 s .
periscelidactylus, Oxyptilus, 569 s ,
574 2 , 5S0 1 , 612 s .
Perla tristis, 619 7 .
perniciosus, Aspidiotus, see Aspidio-
tus perniciosus.
personatus, Opsicoetus, see Opsicoe-
tus personatus.
pharaonis, Monomorium, 586 5 , 600 r .
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Phelps, Edith, insects from, 604 4 .
Philampelus paiidorus, 60S 5 ,
philenor, Laertias, 607 B .
philodice, Eurymus, 607 s .
Phlegethontius celeus. 563% 567 s ,
569 6 , 60S 3 .
Phyciodes tharos, 607 s .
Phyllodromia germanica, 586 8 .
phymata wolffii. 614 7 .
Physopoda, contributions of, 619 1 .
Phytoptus quadripes, 557 s , 595 6 , 596 s ,
620 3 .
piceus, Attagenus, 586 4 , 594 6 , 605 7 .
picipes. Melanolestes, 597 5 .
Pickle worm, 591 7 .
picta. Marnestra, 584% 589°, 591 s ,
616°.
pictus. Cyllene, 592 2 .
Pieris rapae, 552 r , 553 s , 561°. 565 3 ,
566 6 , 567 7 , 569 s , 584 6 , 607 9 .
Pimpla conquisitor, 557 9 , 600 s .
inquisitor, 557 9 .
Pine, Chionaspis pinifoliae on, 618".
Pine floor, Dermestes lardarius
working in, 605 s .
pinifoliae. Chionaspis, 618 8 .
pisorum, Bruchus, 587 7 .
Pistol ease bearer, 577 6 , 613 2 .
Plagionotus speciosus. 533", 558 7 ,
564 2 , 574 4 . 5S1 3 . 599 3 , 603".
Plant bug, tarnished, 584 9 , 592 5 , 614 4 .,
Plant lice. 538 5 , 545 5 , 552 s , 555 3 , 566 4 ,
566 5 , 588 2 , 588 s , 592 3 , 595 4 , 605°.
Plathemis trimaculata, 619 8 .
Platynus cupripennis, 606 4 .
Plecoptera. contributions of, 619 6 .
plexippus, Anosia, 538 2 , 565°, 569",
607 2 .
Plodia interpunctella, 587 4 .
Plum curculio, 562 s , 563 s , 567 3 , 567 s ,
570 s . 570 6 . 570 7 , 571 2 .
Plum scale, New York, 563 e , 564 1 ,
564 2 .
Plum tree, insects injurious to:
Aspidiotus ostreaeformis, 617°.
Conotrachelus nenuphar, 570 T .
Plum tree, insects injurious to:
Notolophus leucostigma, 609 5 .
Schizura unicornis. 553".
Bradshaw. Lecanium prunastri
on. 563 8 .
European, Aspidiotus ostreaefor-
mis on. 617 8 .
Japanese, Lygus pratensis on,
614 4 .
purple leaved. Aspidiotus ostreae-
formis on, 61 8 2 .
Plume moth, gartered, see Grape
vine plume moth.
Plusia brassicae, 567 s .
precationis, 612- .
simplex. 612 1 .
Podisus spinosus. 572 T . 58S 4 , 598 2 ,
613 s .
Podosesia syringae. 555 s .
Poecilocapsus goniphorus, 614".
lineatus, 554 2 . 505 9 , 585 2 . 614 5 .
Polistes pallipes, 600°.
Pollen carriers, 587 9 , 588 2 .
Pollock. H. M., insects from, 60S 7 .
Polygonia interrogationis, 571 4 , 607 5 .
polyphemus, Telea. 610 3 .
Polyphemus moth, 610 3 .
Polyphylla variolosa, 604°.
Polystoechotes punctatus, 613 7 .
polyturator, Pelecinus, 600 s .
polyxenes, Papilio, r>7\\\ 575-', 60S 1 ,
pometaria. Alsophila. 612*.
pomifoliella, Bucculatrix, 577 7 , 613 4 .
pomivorella, Micropteryx, 613".
pomonella, Carpocapsa, see Carpo-
capsa pomonella.
pomorum, Mytilaspis, see Mytilaspis
pomorum.
Pop corn, green, Lophoderus trifer-
ana in, 573 s .
Poplar, Saperda Calcarata injuring,
557 7 .
Carolina, insects injurious to:
Cryptorhynchus lapathi, 557 4 ,
557 s .
Eu vancssa antiopa. r>66 5 .
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populi-transversus, Pemphigus, 592 s .
Populus balsam if era, Saperda moes-
ta bred from, 556 5 .
monilifera, see Cottonwood.
Potato beetle, Colorado, 552", 553 s ,
555 3 , 555 7 , 555 s , 558 s , 558 6 , 558 s ,
558 9 , 559 s , 559 s , 560 1 , 560 2 , 561 s ,
561 s , 562 2 , 562 4 , 562', 563 4 , 563 s ,
564 3 , 564 4 , 564 s , 565 2 , 565 4 , 565 6 ,
565°, 567 1 , 567 4 , 567 s , 567 7 , 567 9 ,
56S 1 , 568% 56S°, 570°, 570 7 , 570 9 ,
571% 571 3 , 571 4 , 571 7 , 572 1 , 573 2 ,
582 s , 588 4 , 589°.
Potato flea beetle, see Cucumber
flea beetle.
Potato scab, 599 s .
Potatoes, insects etc. injurious to:
Doryphora 10-lineata, 582 s .
Epicauta einerea, 582 s .
vittata, 582 9 , 602 2 .
Epitrix cucumeris, 555 7 , 563°, .
567 2 , 567 s , 571 3 , 571 7 , 602°.
Hydroecia nitela, 567 4 , 584 3 , 611".
Lygus pratensis, 614 5 .
Myriapods, 599 s .
unknown insect, 555 s .
Poughkeepsie (N. Y.) daily eagle cited,
593 8 .
Poultry mite, 569 7 .
Powder post beetle, 604 9 .
Powell, E. C, insects from, 618 9 .
Powell, G. T., insects from, 610 s ,
611°; summary of voluntary re-
ports of, 553°-54 c .
praeusta, Corixa, 615 4 .
prasinus, Thamnotettix, 615 9 .
pratensis, Bryobia, 620 2 .
Lygus, 574 4 , 584°, 592 5 , 614 4 .
Pratt, F. C, insects from, 612 s .
precationis, Plusia, 612 2 .
Predaceous insects in relation to
pest abundance, 584\ 586\ 588 2 ,
588 3 , 588*, 589 7 , 613 s .
Press, use of, 534\ 534 4 , 534 s , 535 5 ,
550 7 .
Press and Knickerbocker (Albany N.
Y.) cited, 593 8 .
Preston, E. J„ insects from, 607 3 .
Preventives, see Remedies and pre-
ventives.
Prionidus eristatus, 588°, 614 s .
Prionoxystus robiniae, 557 2 , 557 3 .
prometliea, Attacus, see Callosamia.
Callosamia (syn. Attacus), 598\
610 2 .
Prometliea moth, 598 7 , 610 2 .
pruinosa, Ormenis, 615 s .
pruinosum, Lecanium, 617 2 .
prunastri, Lecanium, 563 s , 564 1 .
Prune, German, Lecanium pru-
nastri on, 563 s .
Prunus. Aspidiotus ancylus on, 617 5 .
pissardi, Chionaspis euonymi
on, 618 9 .
Pseudaonidia species, 616 s .
Pseudococcus aceris, 560 9 , 616 9 .
Psylla pyricola, 553°, 559 4 , 560 9 , 563%
567 1 .
Pteronus ribesii, 554 2 , 555 3 , 555 7 , 559 s ,
564 4 , 567 2 , 56S 9 , 569 s , 571 2 , 571 s ,
574 3 , 579 3 , 601 7 .
Publications of the entomologist,
list of, 588 6 -600 4 ; referred to, 535 5 .
Pulvinaria innumerabilis, 581 2 , 589 9 ,
596 3 .
Pumpkin vines. Diabrotica vittata
on. 564 s .
punctata, Pelidnota, 570 s , 571 5 , 579 s ,
604 4 .
punctatus, Polystoechotes, 613 7 .
Purple, red spotted, 607 4 .
purpurea, Cicindela, 606 5 .
purpurissata, Mamestra, 611 7 .
Putnam's scale, 579'- .
Pyralis costalis, 592 5 .
pyramidoides, Amphipyra, 611 s .
Pyrausta futilalis, 574 3 , 612 7 .
pyricola, Psylla, see Psylla pyricola.
pyrina, Zeuzera, 582 5 .
pyrivora, Diplosis, 553 s , 568 4 , 578'.
Pyrrharctia Isabella, 609 2 .
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1 899 643
Pyrus japouiea, see Quince tree,
Japan.
sorbns, sec Mountain ash.
quadriguttatus, 1 1; s, Ciii.V.
quadripes, Phytoptus, 557 3 , 595°,
596 8 , 620 3 .
quadripustulata, Wirithernia, 588 s .
Queens county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 5G7 7 -G8'-.
quercicola, Asterolecanium, c>17'.
Quince blossoms, click beetles in,
574 3 .
Quince curculio, 5G3 7 .
Quince tree, insects injurious to:
borers, 554 6 .
Lygus pratensis. 614*.
Japan (Pyrus japonica), Chion-
aspis furfurus on, 50:!'. 618 s .
rapae, Pieris, see Pieris rapae.
Raspberries, insects injurious to:
Agrilus ruficollis, 579°.
Monophadnoides rubi, 538 7 , 601 6 .
Oberea bimaculata, 569 4 , 603 3 .
Podisus spinosus. 013 s .
red. Epitrix cucunieris en, 571 7 .
Raspberry cane girdler, 563 9 , 569 4 ,
608 3 .
Raspberry gouty gall beetle. 579°.
Raspberry saw fly, 53S T , 570 s , 570 7 ,
573 5 .
Red spider, G20-.
Redstart feeding on forest tent
caterpillar, 544 s .
Regents, appointing voluntary ob-
servers, 549 7 ; support of, acknow-
ledged, 537 s .
Regents high schools, referred to,
GOO-'.
Remedies and preventives for:
Acanthia lectularia, 585 s .
Agrilus auxins. 556®, 556 7 , 582 7 .
ruficollis, 579 7 .
Allorhina nitida, 585 6 .
Alypia octomaculata, 580 2 .
Anasa tristis, 583'.
Remedies and pi'eventives {cont'd)
Anomala lucicola, .~>7ir.
Anthrenus scrophulariae, 586\
ants. 586 8 , 593 8 .
Aphis mali, 553 7 .
apple aphis, 553 7 .
apple leaf Bucculatrix, ."i77 7 .
apple tree bark louse, r>7N 7 .
apple tree borer, 578 1 .
apple tree tent ea terpilla r. 553 7 ,
'562°, 573 4 , 577=.
army worm, 585*.
asparagus beetle, common, 583°.
t welve spotted, r,s:; 7 .
Aspidiotus ancylus, •"•Tit".
os1 reaeformis, 579 2 .
perniciosus, 578 9 .
Attagenus piceus, 586'.
bacon beetle, 58G 7 .
bay worm. 582 6 .
bark louse, scurfy. 578*.
bean weevil, .~S7 7 , 590 1 .
bed bug hunter, masked, 586 1 .
bed buys. 585 s .
birch aphis. 556 s .
birch borer, bronze, 556°, 556 7 ,
blister beetle, ash grey, 584 1 .
striped. 584 1 .
box elder plant bug, 593 B .
Bruchus obtectus, o,s7 7 , 590 1 .
pisorum, 5S7 7 .
Bucculatrix pomifoliella, 577 7 .
bud moth. 5( !.?.
cabbage butterfly, 584 7 .
cabbage thrips. 584 s .
Callipterus betulaecolens, t>:>(;\
Canker worm, 559*, 559 s , 5G6 7 .
carpet ,.oe!l<\ black. 586 s .
Buffalo, 586 3 .
Carpocapsa pomonella, 555 5 .
Chionaspis furfurus. 578 s .
Cicada, seventeen year. 5G4",
578'.
Cicada septetidecim, 5G4°, 57s .
cigar case bearer, .v,7
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Remedies and preventives (cont'd)
Clisiocampa amerieana, 553 7 ,
562 6 , 573 4 , 577 5 .
disstria, 543 , -44 9 , 54S 4 , 554 s ,
5S0 7 , 594", 596°.
cockroach, 58G 9 .
codling moth, 555 5 .
Coleophora fletcherella, 577"'.
inalivorella, 577 6 .
Crioceris asparagi, 583". .
12-punctata, 583 7 .
croton bug, 586 s .
cucumber beetle, striped, 553 9 -
54\ 583 2 .
cucumber flea beetle, 583 3 .
currant span worm, 579 3 .
currant stem borers, 579 6 .
currant worm, 554 2 , 559 5 , 579 4 .
cut worms, 5S4 5 , 594 7 .
Dermestes lardarius, 5S6 7 .
Diabrotica vittata, 553 9 -54 1 , 583".
Diastictis ribearia, 579\
Diplosis pyrivora, 553 s , 578 2 .
Doryphora 10-lineata, 582 9 .
Elaphidion villosum, 581 5 .
elm bark louse, 581 9 .
elm borer, 582 1 .
elm leaf beetle, 534", 539 s , 581 s ,
592 9 , 593 9 , 596 s , 597 s , 59S'.
elm snout beetle, 556 5 , 582 3 .
Epicauta cinerea, 584 1 .
vittata, 584 1 .
Epitrix cucuineris, 583 3 .
Euphoria inda, 584 s .
fall web worm, 582 4 .
flea beetle, red headed, 53S 3 ,
583 s .
flour beetle, confused, 5S7 6 .
flower beetle, bumble, 584 3 .
forest tout caterpillar, 543 1 -44 9 ,
548 4 , 554 s , 580 7 , 594 9 , 590°.
forester, eight spotted, 5S0 2 .
Galerucella luteola, 534", 539 s ,
581 s , 592', 593°, 596 s , 597 s , 598 3 .
Gossyparia ulmi, 581 9 .
Remedies and pi'eventives (cont'd)
grape vine beetle, light loving,
579 s .
spotted, 579 s .
grape vine flea beetle, 579 s .
grape vine plume moth, 5S0 1 .
grain beetle, saw toothed, 5S7 3 .
grain insects, 590 2 .
grain moth, 587 2 .
grasshoppers, 585 6 .
Haltica chalybea, 579 s .
house fly, 585 T .
Hydroecia nitela, 584".
Hyphantria cunea, 582 4 .
Indian meal moth, 587 5 .
Janus integer, 579".
kissing bug, 5S6 1 .
Lachnosterna fusca, 585 5 .
leaf bug, four lined, 585 2 .
leopard moth, 582°.
Leptocorjs trivittatus, 593 r '.
Leucania unipuncta, 585 4 .
Lygus pratensis, 585 1 .
Macrodactylus subspiuosus,
568°, 577 s .
M-agdalis armicollis, 556 5 .
barbita, 556 3 , 582 3 .
Mamestra picta, 584 6 .
maple tree borer, 581 = .
maple tree iscale insect, cottony,
581 3 .
Melittia satyriniformis, 5S3 1 .
mites, 593 5 .
Monoinorium pharaonis, 5S6°.
Musca domestica, 585 7 .
Myriapods, 593 5 .
Mytilaspis pomorum, 578 7 .
Notolophus leucostigma, 580",
590 4 , 598'.
Oberea bimaculata,, 569 4 .
Opsicoetus personatus, 58G 1 .
Oxyptilus periscelidactyluSjSSO 1 .
oyster scale, English, 579 2 . •
pea weevil, 587 7 .
peach bark borer, 578 3 .
pear blight beetle, 578 4 .
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 645
Remedies and preventives (cont'd)
pear midge, 553 s , 578\
Pear psylla, 554 4 .
Pelidnota punctata, 579 s .
Peridroma saucia, 5S4 5 , 594 T .
Periplaneta orientalis, 586 s .
Phyllodrcwnia germanica, 586 s .
Pieris rapae, 584 7 .
pistol case bearer, 577°.
Plagionotus speciosus, 581 4 .
plant bug, tarnished, 585 1 .
Plodia interpunctella, 587 5 .
Podosesia syringae, 556 1 .
Poecilocapsus lineatus, 585'.
potato beetle, 571 4 , 582°. .
Psylla pyricola, 554 4 .
Pteronus ribesii, 554 2 , 559\ 579*.
Pulvinaria innumerabilis, 581 3 .
Putnam's scale, 579 3 .
raspberry cane girdler, 5l>9 4 .
rose beetle, 568°, 570-, 577 s .
San Jose scale, 57S'.
Saper&a Candida, 578 1 .
tridentata, 556% 582 1 .
Scolytus rugulosus, 578 3 .
Sesia tipuliformis, 579°.
Silvanus surinamensis, 587 3 .
Sitotroga cerealella, 587 2 .
squash bug, 583*.
squash vine borer, 5S3 1 .
stalk borer, 584\
syringa borer, 556 1 .
Systena frontalis, 538 s , 5S3 8 .
tent caterpillars, 596 c .
Tenthredo rufopectus, 579".
Thrips tabaci, 584 s .
Thyridopteryx ephemeraefor-
mis, 582 s .
Tmetocera ocellana, 5C>5 S .
Tremex, pigeon, 580 s .
Treinex columba, 580 a .
Tribolium confusum, 587°.
tussock moth, white marked,
580 6 , 590 4 , 593 6 .
web caterpillar, 59S 4 .
white grubs, 585 5 .
Remediies and preventives (cont'd)
Xyleborus dispar, 578 4 .
zebra caterpillar, 584 8 .
Zeuzera pyrina, 582 8 .
Remedies and preventives for insect
depredations:
arsenic, white, 554-. See also
poison under this heading.
arsenites, 545 6 -48 9 ; green, 559°;
of lime, 559 5 . See also poison
under this head in a.
ashes, dusting with, 583 2 , 585\
585 2 .
baits, poisoned, 584 5 , 585 4 , 5S5 6 ,
594 7 .
1 muds, 543 7 , 543 s , 543°, 594°.
benzine, 585 s , 586 s .
birds protected, 544 e , 596".
boiling water, 544\
bordeaux mixture, 583 3 , 583* ,
598 4 ; with arsenite of lime,
559 5 ; with green arsenite,
559 6 .
brushing from trees, 543 6 , 5S1 S ,
594 s .
burning, see destruction of in-
fested plant parts, under this
heading.
carbolic soap wash, 578 3 , 581*,
582 2 .
carbon bisulfid, 55G\ 582 s , 586 6 ,
587 2 , 587 3 , 587°, 587°, 587 7 ,
590\ 590 2 .
cleanliness in localities liable
to infection, 585 1 , 585 7 , 586 7 ,
587 6 .
collection and destruction of
eggs, cocoons, adults, etc.
543 1 , 543 2 , 544 4 , 577 4 , 579 s , 580",
580 7 , 5S2 4 , 582 s , 584 7 , 590 4 , 593 s .
corrosive sublimate, 585 s .
cottolene, bands of, 543°.
cotton batting bands, 543 7 , 594'.
crushing eggs or larvae, 543*,
544 1 , 544 3 , 573 4 , 580 7 , 581 8 , 583 4 .
culture, clean, 585*.
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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Remedies and preventives for insect
depredations {continued)
cyanide of potassium, 556 s .
destruction of infested plant
parts. 5.~>3 s , 555 5 , 556°, 556 7 ,
569 4 , 578\ 578 2 , r,78 3 , 57S 4 , 578',
579°, 579 7 , 580 1 , 580", 581 4 , 581 5 ,
582 2 , 5S2 3 , 582", 582 7 , 5S4 4 , 585 2 .
destruction of pests, direct, 543 1 ,
543 2 , 543 G , 544 1 , 544 2 , 544 4 , 5T3 4 ,
577 4 , 579 s , 580", 580 7 , 5S1 3 , 581 s ,
5S2 4 , 582 5 , 583 4 , 584 T , 590 4 , 593°,
594°.
digging out borers, 556\ 578\
581 4 , 582°, 583 1 .
ditching, 585'.
dusting with ashes, 577 s , 583 2 ,
585\ 585 2 ; with lime, 579 s ,
584 7 ; with plaster of paris,
5S3 2 .
exclusion, 586 7 , 593 5 .
fly paper, sticky, 543 s .
fumigation with carbon bisul-
fld, 5S7\ 587 3 , 587 5 , 587°, 587 7 ;
with hydrocyanic acid gas,
57S°, 579 2 , 5T9 3 ; with sulfur,
585 9 , 586 s .
hand picking, 570 2 , 577 s , 579 r ',
579 s , 580 2 , 582 9 , 5S4 3 , 5S5 1 .
hellebore, 569\ 579 4 , 584", 584 T .
Hooper's fatal food, 586 s .
jarring with padded mallets,
543 7 , 543 9 .
kerosene, 585 s ; and water, 553 7 ,
554 3 , 559 7 , 584 1 .
kerosene emulsion, 544 2 , 554 4 ,
578 7 , 578 s , 578 9 , 579 s , 581 3 , 581°,
584 s , 585 2 , 585 5 , 593 5 .
lard and sulfur, bands of, 548°.
lead arsenate, 547\ 548 1 . See
also poison under this heading,
lime, dusting with, 579 s , 584 7 .
lime and arsenic, 553°.
linseed oil with resin, 556 r .
london purple, 540 1 . Sec also
poison under this heading.
Remedies and preventives for insect
depredations {continued)
netting, 578\ 583\ 583 2 .
paragrene, 546 1 . See also poison
under thi* heading.
parasites protected, 544 7 ', 581 1 .
paris green, r,38 3 , 546 1 , 548 1 , 554 s ,
562 6 , 571\ 598 4 ; with sugar,
586 s . See also poison under
this heading.
petroleum oil, 585 s .
plaster of paris, 583 2 , 586 3 .
poison, for spraying, 538 3 , 539 s -
40 2 , 544 3 , 545"-48 9 , 553 7 , 554 2 ,
554 s . .",.-,!)•. r»59 G , 562 6 , 571 4 , 577 V
577% 577", 577 7 , 579 4 , 579\ 579 s ,
5S0 2 , 581 s , 5S2 4 , 582°, 582°, 583",
I 583 7 , 583 s , 584 1 , 5S4 6 , 584 7 , 592 a ,
596 G , 598 4 ; in baits, 584% 585 4 ,
585°, 586 s , r»;i4 7 ; in trap crop,
583 2 .
potassium cyanide, 556\
predaceous insects protected,
584 1 , 586', 58S 2 , 588 3 , 58S 4 , 589 7 .
pyrethrum water, 584", 584 7 .
replanting, 590 1 .
resin and linseed oil, 556 7 .
roach poisons, 586 s .
screens, 585 7 , 586 1 .
shaking off, 543 7 , 554 s , 594 9 .
soap solution, 584 s .
spraying, 534\ 559 4 , 565 s , 566 7 ,
579 4 , 580°, 580 7 , 583 3 , 583 s , 586 3 ,
593 9 , 595 3 , 597 s , 598 3 ; with con-
tact insecticides, 544 2 , 554 4 ,
577 s , 578 7 , 578 s , 578 9 , 579 2 , 581 3 ,
581°, 584", 5S4 7 , 584?, 585 2 , 585 5 ,
593 5 ; with poison, 53S 3 , 539 s -
40 2 , 544 3 , 545"-48 9 , 553 7 , 554 2 ,
:,7>:v. ",'.). 559«, 562 6 , 577 4 , 577 3 ,
577", 577 7 , 571 1 4 . 579"', 579 s , 580 2 ,
581 s , 582 4 , 582 5 , 582°, 583°, 583 7 ,
583 s , 584 1 , 584", 584 7 , 592°, 596°.
sulfur fumigation, 585", 586 s .
tar paper, 543 s .
trap crop, 583 2 .
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899
647
Remedies and preventives for insect
depredations 1 con I in ued 1
trap litter, 583 4 .
trapping with stale beer, 586 8 ;
with sweetened sponge. 586°.
tulip trees, attractive to rose
beetles, 56S 6 .
whale oil soap solution, 544 2 ,
577 8 , 578 7 , 578 s , 578°, 579 2 , r.sl ,
581".
wire netting, 578 1 .
wire traps, 559 4 .
renigera, Mamestra, 611".
Rensselaer county, summary of
voluntary reports from, 568\
retinervis, Microcentirum, 600 3 , <ii;i ; .
Rhaphidodemas titea, 612 5 .
RMn-ebecJc (N. Y.) gazette cited, 593 s .
Rhopalosiphum species, 592"'.
Rhopalotomus ater (syn. Capsus),
614 c .
ribearia, Diastictis, 568'', 579 4 , 612"'.
ribesii, Pteronus, see Pteronus ri-
besii.
ribis, Myzus, see Myzus ribis.
Riggs, B. E., insects from, 619 s .
Riggs, F. J., insects from, 601 4 , 601 5 ,
604 2 , 606% 606 7 , 60S"', 609 3 , 614 s ,
616 2 , 619 4 .
Riggs, H. W., insects from, 602",
614 2 , 616 2 .
Riggs, Marguerite, insects from,
607 4 , 612 2 .
Riggs, Mrs F. J., insects from, 605"',
605 s .
Riordan, Frank, insects from, 606 7 ,
619 5 .
Roach, Paul, insects from, 601",
614'.
Roberts, W. II., insects from, 615 7 ,
619 2 .
robiniae, Cyllene, 539\ 557 2 , 603 7 .
Prionoxystus, 557 2 , 557 3 .
Rollins feeding on tent caterpillars
and moths, 544 T , 544 s ; scarcity of,
568 6 .
Robinson, Mrs H. E., insects from,
613 8 ; referred to, 538°.
Rockland county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 568'.
rosaceana, Cacoecia, 595 1 .
rosae, Anlacaspis, 618 3 .
Monostegia, 562 s , 601"'.
Typhlocyba, 562 4 , 569 s .
Rose, J. P., insects from, 603", 612 s ;
summary of voluntary reports of,
559 3 -60 2 .
Rose beetle, 555 3 , 561 4 , 56F, 563 s ,
568°, 570 1 , 570 2 , 571 4 , 577 s , 604 7 .
Rose bug, see Rose beetle.
Rose bush, insects injurious to:
aphids, 502 7 .
Anlacaspis rosae, 618".
Honioptera Innata, 598', 612 3 .
Macrodactylus subspinosus.561 4 ,
561 5 , 563°, 570\ 570 2 , 604 s .
Monostegia rosae, OOF.
Rose leaf hopper, 562*.
Rose pest, 598 5 .
Rose scale, 618 3 .
Rose slugs, 570 s .
Rose worm, 562 s .
RougJi notes (Valatie N. Y.) cited,
593 7 .
rubi, Monophadnoides, see Mono-
phadnoides rubi.
rubiginosa, Schistocerca, 56S 3 , 619 4 .
ruficollis, Agrilus, 579 s .
rulipes, Pentatoma, see Tropicoris.
Tropicoris (syn. Pentatoma),
613 7 .
rufopectus, Tenthredo, 579 r ', 592 3 .
rugulosus, Seolytus, 578 2 .
rumicis, Aphis, 595\ 616°.
Rural New Yorker cited, 593 2 , 597 3 .
Russell, S. A., insects from, 603 s ,
618°.
Saddle back caterpillar, 609".
St Lawrence county, summary of
voluntary reports from, 56S 7 -69 7 .
salicis, Melanoxanthus, 616".
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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
Salix alba, Cryptorhynchus lapathi
on, 557 4 .
babylonica, Cryptorhynchus lap-
athi on, 557 4 .
Sainia cecropia, 609 9 .
San Jose scale, 566 2 , 578 s , 589°, 590 5 ,
590 9 , 592 7 , 617*.
Sand fly, 556 s .
Sanninoidea exitiosa, 567 7 .
Saperda calcarata, 557 7 , 603 4 .
Candida, 554 6 , 557 3 , 574 5 , 577 9 .
moesta, 556\
tridentata, 556 5 , 5S1°, 589 2 , 589*.
592 s .
Saratoga county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 5G9 7 -70\
Saratoga Springs, circular issued by
street commissioners cited, 594°.
satyriniformis, Melittia (syn. M.
eucurbitae), 582°, 591 7 .
saucia, Peridrorna, 584 4 , 594 7 , 611 4 .
Saw fly, red-breasted, 592 3 .
Saw fly larvae, 579 3 .
scabra, Osmoderma, 604 1 .
scabriuscula, Dipterygia, Gll s .
Scarcity of insects, 555 1 , 555 2 , 555 s ,
56G 4 , 566 s .
Scarlet tanager feeding on forest
tent caterpillar, 544 s .
Schenectady county, voluntary re-
port from, 570 3 .
Schistocerca rubiginosa, 56S 3 , 619 4 .
Schizoneura americana, 5G9 3 , GIG 5 ,
lanigera, 566 9 , 616 4 .
Sehizura concinna, 553°, 609 s .
unicornis, 554 5 , 609 s .
Schoonmaker, E. T., insects from,
G07 7 , 618 7 ; summary of voluntary
reports of, 552 7 .
Sciara species, 598°, 606 s .
Scolytus rugulosus, 578 2 .
Scoons, Alfred, insects from, G01 4 .
Scopelosoma graefiana, 612 1 .
scrophulariae, Anthrenus, 586 2 , 592°,
605 6 .
scrutator, Galosoma, G06 4 .
Scurfy bark louse, see Bark louse,
scurfy.
Sehirus bicolor, G13 7 .
Sellnow, Herman, insects from, 606 4 ,
619 s .
seminiger, Ichneumon, 601 3 .
Seneca county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 570'.
senatoria, Anisota, 610 4 .
septendecim, Cicada, see Cicada sep-
tendecim.
serrata, Euchlaena, 612 7 .
Haematobia, 562 2 , 573 1 .
serricorne, Lrasioderma, 594", 605 1 .
Sesia tipuliformis, 579 5 .
sex guttata, Cicindela, 606 3 .
sexguttatus, Calocoris, 614 3 .
Shad fly, 568 s , 568°, 569=.
Shade tree pests, detailed list of,
5S0 4 -S2 7 ; publications on, cited,
592 s , 593 3 , 595°, 595 7 ; referred to,
534 3 , 535 7 , 535 s .
Shade tree pests in Nero York state
cited, 595 7 .
Shade trees, insects injurious to:
Clisiocampa disstria, 542 1 , 542 9 ,
57^, 596 4 .
Elaphidion villosum, 581 5 .
Hyphantria cunea, 582 3 .
Notolophus leucostigma, 580 5 .
Plagionotus speciosus, 581 3 .
Pulvinaria innumerabilis, 581 2 .
Saperda tridentata, 581°.
Tremex columba, 580 s .
Zeuzera pyrina, 582°.
Shanks, S. G., insects from, 614 9 .
Sheep tick, 606 6 .
Sherman, Franklin, insects from,
601 3 , 006', 614 2 , 619°.
Sherman, M. B., insects from, 603 4 ,
603 5 , 604 7 , 610 3 , 610 s , 610°, 612%
613°, 614 2 , 616"; summary of vol-
untary reports of, 56S 7 -69 7 .
Sherwood, Ruth, insects from, 616 7 ;
summary of voluntary reports of,
555°.
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649
Sibine stimuli' a, 609°.
Sickinger, Gustav, insects from,
610 5 .
Silk worm, 5S7 S .
Silpha ainericana, 606 1 .
Silvanus surinamensis, r..s7 : , 605 8 .
simplex, Plusia, 612 1 .
Simpson, F. M., summary ol* volun-
tary reports of, 554 7 .
siro, Tyroglyphus, 620 3 .
Sitodrepa panicea, 594°.
Sitotroga cerealella, 58T 2 .
Slingerland, M. V., insects from,
613\
Smith, B. W., insects from, 608 r> .
Smith, J. M., summary of voluntary
reports of, 552»-53 5 .
Smith, Mrs E. B., insects from,
GOO , 601 2 , 60^ 3 , 602 5 , 603 3 , 604\
605 4 , G05 T , 606 3 , 606 s , 607 s , 60S 4 ,
605 5 , 60S 8 , 60S 8 , 609 2 , 610 4 , 610 7 , 613 s ,
613 9 , 614 5 , 614 6 , 614 7 , 614 s , 615 7 ,
619 2 , 619 4 , 619 7 .
Smith, T. G., insects from, 616 s .
Snout beetle, ovate, 601 9 .
Society of agriculturists of France
referred to, 590 5 .
Soda arsenate, in preparation of
lead arsenate, 547 1 , 54S 5 .
Soldier beetles, 58S 2 .
Soldier bugs, spined, 565 5 , 588*, 598 2 ,
613 s .
Soule, G. G., observations on insec-
tivorous birds, 544 7 .
Sparrows, feeding on 17-year ci-
cadas, 564".
chipping (or ground birds) feed-
ing on tent caterpillars and
moths, 544 7 , 544°, 561 3 .
English, feeding on forest tent
caterpillar moths, 544°.
speciosus, Plagionotus, see Plagio-
notus speciosus.
Sphex ielmeumonea, 6OO 7 .
Sphinx, white lined, 600 3 , 60S 4 .
Spider, trap door, 620 4 .
Spilosoma virginica, 609 .
spinosus, Podisus, 572 . 588*, 598 2 ,
613 s .
Spiraeas, Macrodactylus subspi
nosus (Mi. 570 1 .
Spittle insects, 562*.
Spray barrel on wheels cited, 590°.
Spraying, value of, cited, 595 3 .
Spruce, Chermes abietis on, 616 3 .
Scpiash beetles, 574°.
striped, sec Cucumber beetle,
striped.
Squash bug, 553*, .".54', 559 s , 583 4 ,
591 7 , 598\ 614 1 .
Squash vine, insects, etc. injurious
to:
Anasa tristis, 614 1 .
Diabrotica vittata, 553°, 564 s ,
569°, 5S"3 2 .
Julns caeruleocinctus. 620 4 .
Melittia satyriniformis, 5S2 9 .
Squash vine borer, 5S2 D , 591 7 .
Stag beetle, 604 9 .
Stalk borer, 567 4 , 572 7 , 572 s , 584 s .
Staplin, George, jr, summary of
voluntary reports of, 562 1 .
State department of agriculture, fol-
der of, cited, 598"; insects received
through, 602\ 609 5 , 610 G , 613 2 , 613*,
616 4 , 617 2 , 617 3 , 617°, 617 7 , 617 : ',
618 1 , 61S 3 , 618 4 , 618 5 , 620 2 .
State entomologist, 13th Report
cited, 591°; contents of, 592 1 ; 14th
Report cited, 590 7 ; contents of,
590 8 -91 5 .
State fair, exhibition of insects at.
536 s , 575 7 -77 2 .
Steuben county, summary of volun-
tary reports from. 571\
stimulea, Sibine, 609°.
Sting of larva (Automeris io). 559*;
of adult insect (kissing bug), 562'.
Stock, horse flies annoying, 565 3 .
Stone Hies, 556 s .
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Strawberry vines, insects injurious
to:
Mamestra picta, 611°.
white grubs, 567 4 , 567°, 569 3 ,
599 7 , G04 7 .
Strong, Mrs E. L., insects from,
610 s , 619 9 .
Stuart, G. II., insects from, 601°,
602 3 , 602°, 602 9 , 60S 2 , 603°, 604 7 ,
607 4 ; quoted, 53S T ; summary of
voluntary reports of , 573 3 .
Stuart, C. W., & Co., insects from,
607 1 .
Student collectors of insects cited,
G0(>'.
subfusculus. Thamnotettix, 615 9 .
subgothica, Feltia, Gil 5 .
subjuncta, Mamestra, Gil 7 .
subspinosus, Macrodactylus, see
Macrodactylus subspinosus.
Suffolk county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 571 3 .
Sugar bush, stripped by Clisiocampa
disstria, 564 3 .
Sulfur, clouded, 607 s .
Sunday press (Albany N. Y.) cited,
590 3 , 593 r , 593 s .
surinamensis, Silvanus, 587 s , G05 s .
Swallow tail, black, 570 2 , 575", 60S 1 .
blue, 607 9 .
tiger, 60S 2 .
Sweeney, J. A., insects from, 615 3 .
Sweet peas. Sibine stinndea on, 609 s .
Swift, W. H., & Co's pi'epared arse-
nate of lead, 539 s , 548 s .
Swinnerton, H. U., insects from,
G08 3 ; quoted, 542 4 .
sylvestris, Anthocoris, 614 3 .
Syinmerista albifrons, G09 7 .
Syuchlora glaucaria, 612 4 .
Syringa borer, 555 9 .
syringae, Podosesia, 555 s .
Syrphid larvae, 545".
Syrphus flies, 58S\ 588 3 .
Systena frontalis, 538 2 , 583 s , 599 5 ,
G02 5 .
Tabanidae, 555°.
Tabanus atratus, 5G5 3 , 606 7 .
Taber, F. A., insects from, 602";
summary of voluntary reports of,
555°.
Tachina fly, 557 9 .
red tailed, 588 5 .
Tangerine, Parlatoria pergandii on,
G18 4 .
Tarantula, 591".
Tecorna radicans, Clydonopteron te-
comae in pods of, 612 s .
tecomae, Clydonopteron, 012 s .
Telainona ampelopsidis, 616 2 .
telarius, Tetranychus, 620 2 .
Telea polyphemus, 610 3 .
Telephorus carolinus, 605 2 .
tenax, Eristalis, 606 7 .
Tenebrio molitor, 602 2 .
Tenebriodes mauritanica, 605 5 .
Tent caterpillars. 560\ 588 5 , 594 7 ,
594 s . 595 s , 596°. See also Apple
tree tent caterpillar; a Forest tent
caterpillar.
Tenthredo rufopectus, 579 5 , ,592 3 .
Termes flavipes, 619 6 .
tessellaris, Halisidota, 60S 9 .
Tetranychus telarius, 620 2 .
Texas horn fly; 562 2 , 5G2 4 , 573 1 .
Thalessa lunator, 580 9 , 599 4 , 601 1 .
Thamnotettix prasinus, 615 9 .
subfusculus, 615°.
tharos, Phyciodes, 607 s .
Thermobia furnorum (syn. Lepisma
domestica), 59F, 594°, 619'.
Thompson, J. T., referred to, 538 s .
Thompson, Rhoda, insects from,
600 s , 601 7 , 602 s , 604 2 , 604', 604\
604 7 , 604 s , 604 9 , 606°, 607 5 , 607 7 ,
60S 2 , 610\ 610\ 610 5 , 610 9 , 611 7 ,
612 9 , 615 5 , 616 7 ; referred to, 541 8 ;
summary of voluntary reports of,
569 7 -70 3 .
Thomson, J., insects from, 610 7 , 61P,
612 4 , 614 7 , 614 s , 617 s .
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST [899
651
Thrips tabaei, 561 s , 562 s , 573 7 , 584 s ,
592 3 , 619 1 .
Thyreus aibbotii, 608 2 .
Thyridopteryx epheineraeformis,
r.si", 609°.
Thysanura, contributions of, <>1'.)''.
Tiger beetle, purple, G<J<; .
six spotted, 606 5 .
Tiger moth, Isabella, GOO 2 .
Tilia americana, Neoelytus erythro-
eephalus ovipositing on, 557'.
tiliaria, Erannis, 562°, 589 s , 612 5 .
Timps-Uniori (Albany, N. Y.) cited,
593 7 , 600".
tipuliformis, Sesia, 579\
Tischeria malifoliella, 613'.
titea, Rhaphidodeinas, 612 5 .
tiryri. Ophion, 601 2 .
Tmetocera ocellana, 553 r , 563'. 5< ;.Y,
566°, 570 3 , 595 1 , 613 1 .
Toads feeding on moths, 501\
Tobin, C. J., insects from, 601 1 .
Tolype velleda, 611 3 .
Tomato worm, 563 2 , 567% 569", 608 3 .
Tomatoes, insects injurious to:
Epitrix cncumeris, 566 3 , 567 2 ,
602 5 .
white grubs, 569 s .
Tompkins county, summary of vol-
untary reports from, 571°.
Torrey, E. B., insects from, 620 1 .
Tortoise beetle, argus, 602 4 .
clubbed, 602 5 .
golden, 565*.
Tree hopper, two spotted, 569 5 , 615°.
Tremex, pigeon, 580 s , 581 1 , 596 2 , 601 3 .
Tremex columba, 580 s , 599 4 , 601 3 .
triangularis, Disonycha, 561 5 , 561 7 ,
602 7 .
Tribolium confusum, 587 5 .
trifasciata, Hoplia, 604 s .
iril'erawa, Lophoderus, 573 s .
triinaculata, Plathemis, 619 s .
tristis, Anasa, see Anasa tristis.
Perla. 619 r .
tritici, Diplosis, 564°, 573 3 , 606°.
trivittatus, Leptocoris, 593"'.
Tropicoris rufipes (syn. Pentatoma),
613 7 .
Troy (N. V.i budget cited, 590 3 , 595 6 .
Troy i.\. V.i daily press cited, 593 7 .
Troy (X. V.i daily times cited, 590 s ,
592 s , 593 7 , 597 s , 598 8 .
Troy (X. V.i nrunl, :.H7 .
Troy scientific association, address
before, cited, 592 s ; referred to,
534 3 , 593 3 .
Trypeta canadensis, 591 1 .
Tulip tree, Macrodactylus subspi-
nosus feeding on, 568°.
Tulip tree scale. 591 4 .
tulipiferae, Lecanium, 588 s 591 4 ,
617 2 .
Tiipper, Thomas, insects from, 601 5 ,
611°.
Turnip pest, 598 4 .
Tussock moth, white marked, 535",
556 3 , 556 9 , 557 3 , 557 s , 565 4 , 565 3 , 5S0 4 ,
589 s , 590 4 , 591 2 , 593°, 595 s , 609 5 .
Typhlocyba comes, 5S9 5 .
rosae, 562 4 , 569 s .
vitis, 565 7 .
Tyroglyphus siro, 620 3 .
ulmi, Gossyparia, 581 s , 592 9 , 595 7 ,
016 Q .
ulmicola, Colopha, 597 4 , 616 4 .
ulmifolii, Callipterus, 592\
ulmifusus, Pemphigus, 616 s .
Ulmus eampestris, Gossyparia ulmi
on, 616 3 .
Ulster county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 571 s -72 3 .
undulata, Notonecta, 615'.
undulata var., Notonecta, 61.Y.
nnieolor, Byturus, 589 s , 590 9 .
Macrobasis, 597 2 .
unijuga, Catocala, 612 s .
Union Springs (N. Y.) advertiser, :>:><;■.
unipuncta, Leucania, 585 3 .
unipunctatus, Lyctus, 604 s .
United States department of agri-
culture, division of entomology,
courtesies acknowledged, 537 s ;
Hull, liu cited, 589 7 .
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referred to, 576 4 ; regents of, re-
ferred to, 587 s , 549?.
Upper austral life zone, 533 s , •"»: > ,!> 7 ,
541 2 , 592?.
urius, Haernatopinus, 615 5 .
Urocerus, white horned, 592 3 .
Urocerus albicornis, 592 3 , 601'.
cressoni, 592 4 .
variolosa, Polyphylla, G04°.
velata, Hydroecia, 611 s .
velleda, Tolype, Gil 3 .
verbasci, Anthrenus, 605°.
viburni. Aphis. 616 7 .
villosum, Elaphidion, 581 5 , 589 s , 592 1 ,
603 s .
Vines and small fruits, insects in-
jurious to, 579 3 -80 3 : .
Haltica chalybea, 579".
Oxyptilus periscelidactylus. 580 1 .
Vineyards, Cicada septendecim in-
juring, 574 s .
Violet tip, 607 5 .
Vireos feeding on forest tent cater-
pillars, red eyed, 544 7 , 544 8 ; warb-
ling, 544 7 ; white eyed, 544 7 .
Virginia creeper, Alypia octomacu-
lata injuring, 5S0 3 .
virginica, Spilosonia, 609'-.
Xylocopa, 600 c .
virginicus, Bombus, 600°.
viridis. Piarlatoria, 618 3 .
vitis, Typhlocyba, 565 7 .
vitiata, Diabrotica, sec Diabrotica
vittata.
Voluntary entomologie service of
New York state, 549 4 -75 2 ; appoint-
ment to, 549 7 ; circular letters, 549'-
50 2 , ooO'-Sl 1 ; credit for observa-
tions, 549 s , 550 7 ; directions for re-
ports, ."•lit". 550 s , r,.j(^-r,T; effect and
value, 551 9 -52*; inquiries ans-
wered, 549 s , 550 s ; object, 549 2 ; le-
ports summarized for agricultural
papers, 550 7 , 551 7 ; press summa-
ries cited, 595 2 , 595 4 , 596 3 , 596',
596 s , 597 1 , 597 3 , 597\ 597°, 597 7 ,
5UT\ 598*, 598 6 , 598 s , 599 3 , 599 7 , 600 1 ;
publications of office distributed,
549 s ; stationery for, 549°, 550°; sta-
tistics of, 550 s . 551- ; summaries of
reports. 552°-75 2 .
Voluntary observers, 537 2 .
vulgare, Orchelimum, 619'.
Warner, CJ. Van V., insects from,
604°.
Warren county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 572 3 .
AVashburne, J. B.. insects from,
604 s , 604 s , 606 2 , 608", 609 5 , 611\
613 2 , (US'.
Washington county, summary of
voluntary reports from, 572°-73 3 .
Wasps, 588 1 , 600 6 .
Water bug, giant, Gl'f.
Watrous, C. S., insects from, 602 s ,
600 1 , 606 4 , 606 5 .
Wax wing feeding on apple tree
tent caterpillars. 553 a .
Wayne county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 573 3 .
Web caterpillar, 598*.
Web worm, fall, 552 9 , 554 5 , 559 9 , 560\
560 5 , 560 s , 560 9 , 562 4 , 562 5 , 564 5 ,
565 c , 567 5 , 56S 7 , 571 5 , 572 2 , 582 3 ,
595 ,J , 597 7 , 609 1 .
Weedi 0. M., observations on in-
sectivorous birds, 544 9 .
West, J. E., insects from, 603 s ; re-
ferred to, 539 1 .
Whalebone cane, destroyed by At-
tagenus piceus, 594°, 605 7 .
Wheat, insects injurious to:
Cecidomyia destructor, 558 5 ,
565', 565 2 , 565 3 , 570 s , 570 9 , 573°,
589 4 , 606 9 , 607 1 .
Diplosis tritici, 565 1 , 565 2 , 565 s ,
606°.
Wheat bran, Tyroglyphus siro in,
620 3 .
INDEX TO REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1899 653
Wheat midge, 564°, 565 2 , 565 s , 573 3 ,
573 6 , 606 9 .
Wheel hug, nine pronged, 588 9 , 614 s .
White ant, 619°.
White grubs, 562?, 566 7 , 567 4 , 567 6 ,
569 s , 569", 573 3 , 585 4 , 599 T .
White scale, 61 T.
Wilford, H. E., quoted, 542°.
Williams, A. I*., insects from, GOT 4 .
Williams, C. L., insects from, 600°,
611 9 ; referred to, 541 s ; summary
of voluntary reports of, 572 3 .
Willis. M. T., insects from, 616 4 .
Willow, insects injurious to:
Aspidiotus peruiciosus, i'>17'.
Mytilaspis pomorum, 61S r '.
Russian, Melanoxanthus salicis
on, 610°.
Willow butterfly, larvae of, 541 5 ,
553 :i , 570', 572\ r.74 1 . 599", 599°;
contributions of. 607°.
Winthemia 4-pustulata, 588 6 .
Wire worms, 554 2 , 56G 7 , 599 s .
Witch hazel, Cicada septendecim on,
574 s .
Withered. Mrs M. B., insects from,
G13°.
wolffii, Phymata, 614 7 .
Woodman, W. J., insects from. 613°.
Wood thrush feeding on forest tent
caterpillar, 544 s .
Wright. A. II.. insects from. 614 9 .
Wright, J. X.. referred to. 542 s .
Xanthotype crocataria, (ill! 7 .
Xylehorus dispar, Tils'.
Xylina antennata isvn. X. cinerea
or X. laticinerea), 589°, 591*.
cinerea, see X. antennata.
laticinerea; see X. antennata.
species, 563", 567 3 .
Xylocopa virginica, 600°.
Xylophasia arctica, Gil 7 .
devastatrix, Gil 7 .
Yates county, summary of volun-
tary reports from, 573 8 -7'5i.
Yellow bird feeding on forest tent
caterpillar and moths, 544 9 , 5G1 3 .
Young, A. M., insects from, 615 3 .
Young, Alice, insects from, G02 7 ,
606 5 .
Y'oung. Mrs Glode. insects from,
602 s , 607 7 .
Zebra caterpillar. 584"', 5S9\ 591 3 ,
Gir.
Zeuzera pyrina, 582 5 .
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