. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 98 Say's blister beetle {Pomphypc&a say I Lee, fig. 6).—April 29, 1901, Mr. R. J. Black, Bremen, Ohio, sent specimens, as did the other correspondents who will presenth" be mentioned in connection with this and other species, stating that the beetles were found in great numbers devouring blossoms of Japan plum. The species had not been noticed in previous years, and other varieties of plum, cherry, and peach were not affected. May 13 Mr. C. W. Nash, Toronto, Canada, also reported this species on plum doi
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 98 Say's blister beetle {Pomphypc&a say I Lee, fig. 6).—April 29, 1901, Mr. R. J. Black, Bremen, Ohio, sent specimens, as did the other correspondents who will presenth" be mentioned in connection with this and other species, stating that the beetles were found in great numbers devouring blossoms of Japan plum. The species had not been noticed in previous years, and other varieties of plum, cherry, and peach were not affected. May 13 Mr. C. W. Nash, Toronto, Canada, also reported this species on plum doing great damage to the blossoms. The PEAR-TREE BLISTER BEETLE {Ponqjhojma sensa Say).—Maj^ 1, 1901, Mr. Joseph Hampson, jr., reported this species to be destroying the petals, stamens, and pistils of pear blossoms at Pen Mar, Pa. An invasion of this species on pear was recorded as occurring in central eastern Ohio in 1894 (Ins. Life, Vol. VII, p. 201). In 1898 and 1899 it was reported to be destroying the blos- soms of young plum at Wooster, Ohio, and Tazewell, Tenn. The Texas plum blister beetle {Poinplaqm'a texana Lee).—March 18, 1902, Mr. David Hunter, San Antonio, Tex., wrote of the occurrence of this blister beetle on plum in that vicinity. Six years earlier our correspondent had noticed this beetle feeding on Chicka- saw plum in Blanco County of the same State. The peach blisteh beetle {Pom- 2^hopwa vn<ju!('iiJar!-'^ Lee).—Ai)ril 8, 1902, Mr. Franklin Sherman, jr., wrote of the occurrence of this blister beetle at Blowing Rock, N. C, on wild moun- tain laurel, devouring both blossoms and leaves. It occurred there literally by thousands, attacking also peach trees, eating those which had previously been attacked by leaf curl. The beetles also affected cultivated roses to such an extent that one owner had to resort to spraying to save them. In Volume VI of Insect Life (p. 36) we recorded the occurrence of this species in immense numbers at White- sides, N. C, whe
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