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Excerpt from Insect Notes for 1908 The present bulletin, like others of the series, is concerned with certain insects Of Maine which have come especially to the notice of the Station during the current season. In some cases the records are merely statements of insect situations which it may never be desirable to spend more time upon; in other instances the records serve as a preliminary note Of species to be dealt with more fully at some future time. The summer Of 1908 has been one Of tremendous insect interest; the devasta tion Of thousands Of acres Of hard wood forests by the saddled prominent; the prevalence Of almost innumerable other species Of caterpillars; the conspicuous appearance Of pine insects, many Of them usually rare, at a time when the pines are weak ened from other causes; the noticeable great numbers and extent of aphid infestations; the continuation Of grasshopper depredations; may be mentioned among the insect disasters Of the season. Over against this we have as a bit Of encourage ment, the noticeable increase Of predaceous and parasitic insects all Over the State and late in July and in August a pretty general occurrence Of a contagious fungus disease which struck various species of caterpillars like a plague, killing them by wholesale and thereby diminishing in many localities the danger of the succeeding generation. For many items of interest the Station is indebted to people from different parts Of the State who have kindly submitted important material. Such aid, although considerable. Is too miscellaneous and disconnected to acknowledge separately and it is hoped that Insect Notes for 1908 will be accepted as a statement Of appreciation of whatever suggestions or aid have been given the Station this year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-th