. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. 20 Bulletin op the New York State Museum. In the First Annual Report on the Insects of Missouri, published in 1869 (pp. 67-91), Prof. Riley adds mate- rially to our knowledge of these insidious depredators, in an article entitled " Cut- worms : The Natural History of Twelve Distinct ; Of these, four are described as " climbing cut-worms," from their habit of ascending trees at night to feed upon the buds and leaves. They have been found abundantly upon apple and pear trees, especially upon the dwarf vari- eties and upon g
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. 20 Bulletin op the New York State Museum. In the First Annual Report on the Insects of Missouri, published in 1869 (pp. 67-91), Prof. Riley adds mate- rially to our knowledge of these insidious depredators, in an article entitled " Cut- worms : The Natural History of Twelve Distinct ; Of these, four are described as " climbing cut-worms," from their habit of ascending trees at night to feed upon the buds and leaves. They have been found abundantly upon apple and pear trees, especially upon the dwarf vari- eties and upon grapevines, preying upon Fig. 23—laphygma feugi-the buds. They also attack the blackberry. pebda and varieties. the raspberry, currant, and rose bushes. The transformations of ten^species are given, together with figures and descriptions of the caterpillar and^.the moth; and two other species, previously described in their^several stages by Dr. Fitch, are referred to. A wheat cut-worm pis also described and history given, which subsequently proved to be Laphygma frugiperda Guenee. The moth is^shown in^Figure 23, and its larva in Figure 18. The natural enemies^ and^remedies for these destructive creatures close the notice. Dr. Packard, in his Guide to the Study of Insects, 1869 (pp, 305-310), introduces figures of a few of the more common species, and quotes from the writings of Dr. Harris and Prof. Riley. In the Seventh Annual Report on the Insects of Illinois, published in 1878 by Dr. Cyrus Thomas,|Prof. G. H. French presents, in con- nection with his study of corn insects, a paper of twenty pages (pp. 81-100) upon the Cut-worms of the Field and Garden. Some general remarks upon these insects are followed by mention of natural and artificial remedies and by remarks upon the habits and characteristics of twelve species. In the same report (pp. 202-219) Prof. French has given a second notice of cut-worms, in which descriptions of the moths of fourteen species appear, and of the
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