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general account, -with good photo-reproductions, its work, and poor 

 illustrations of adults, larvae, and cocoon. 



1897. Slingerland, M. V. Bural Neio Yorker, Dec. 11, 1897, p. 805. Brief 



account. 



"E T." Rural New Yorker, Jan. 3, 1897, p. 6. Records finding borers 

 in the gum in winter. 



Beutenmiiller, W. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., IX, 319. Food-plants. 



Butz, G. Penn. Expt Sta.. Bull. 37, p. 33-35. Brief account. E. F. 

 Smith's figures, and photo reproduction of effect of borer on trees. 



Lowe, V. H. Proc. Western N. Y. Hort. Soc. for 1897, p. 65-66. Brief 

 account of hfe-history and habits; expts. with dendrolene. 



Cordley, A. B. Oregon Expt. Sta., Bull 45, pp. 100-107. Good discus- 

 sion, with poor photographic figures, of the Oregon peach and prune 

 borer, supposed to be S. exitiosa. Specimens submitted to Washington 

 authorities, however, show that Oregon species is opalescens, thus there 

 is yet no definite evidence that etitiosn occurs in Oregon. 



1898. Countrii Oentleman, LXIII., p. 338. Good popular discussion compiled 



from recent bulletins. 



Smith, J. B. Ent. News, IX., 79. 111-115. Detailed account of some 

 peculiar structural characteristics of the adults, illustrated by a full- 

 page plate. 



Starnes, H. N. Ga. Expt. Sta., Bull. 43, p. 336. Good brief account 

 with E, F. Smith's figures. 



Stedman, J H. Missouri Expt. Sta., Bull. 44, pp. 13-14. Brief account 

 of life-history, with Kellicott's figures. Good discussion of remedial 

 measures based on experiments. Recommends a wash of soap, soda, 

 lime, carbolic acid, and Paris green or arsenic: also recommends wire 

 gauze or thin wooden wrappers as mechrinicul preventives. 



Slingerland, M. V. Rural New Yorker. Jan. 15, 1898, p. 34. Detailed 

 discussion of use of carbon bisulphide against the insect, with reconl of 

 some experiments. 

 Slingerland, M. V. Proc Western N. Y. Plort. Soc. for 1898, p. 67. List 

 of applications found non-effective, partially effective, and injurious 

 when used against the peach-tree borer in our experiments. 



Faville, E. and Parrott, P. Ivans. Expt. Sta., Bull. 77, pp. 44-47. Good 

 account of the work of the borer, with good new illustrations. 



Craig, J. Ottaw;^ Expt. Farm. Bull. 1. Sec. Ser., p. 44. Brief note 

 regarding some of the results of experiments against the insect at 

 Cornell Expt. Sta. 



Baker, C. F Ala. Expt Sta. Bull. 90, jip 37-33. Very good general 

 discussion of life- history and remedies. Experiments with Bordeaux 

 mixture and dendrolene. Illustrated witli the good figures of Kellicott 

 and Marlatt. 



Smith J. B. N. J. Expt. Sta., Bull. 138, 38 pages. Being based on 

 original observations and experiments, this is one of the best and most 



