770 THE MONTIIIA' BULT.ETIN. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



RECENT IMPORTATIONS OF BENEFICIAL INSECTS IN 



CALIFORNIA. 



During the last two or three months the State Tnsectary has received 

 a number of species of foreign beneficial insects which are to be intro- 

 duced into this State. 



In the latter part of August, through the kindness of Mr. H. A. 

 Ballon of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies, 

 the State Tnsectary received a consignment of parasitized black scale 

 material from which we reared several hundreds of specimens of a pre- 

 daceous egg parasite of the black scale, known as Lecaniobitis cockerelli. 

 These were all liberated in an infested section and the result of this 

 liberation will be watched by many with great interest. 



In September a shipment of mealy bug parasites was received 

 through the courtesy of Professor S. I. Kuwana, Entomologist for the 

 Imperial Agricultural Experiment Station of Japan, in conjunction 

 with Mr. Harry S. Smith, superintendent of the State Insectary, who 

 wa.s at that time in Japan. Prom this shipment we have reared what 

 we believe to be several valuable species of hymenopterous parasites, 

 and we are now attempting to breed them up in sufficient numbers to 

 be released in the sections infested with the mealy bug. 



Again in October two more shipments of mealv bug parasites were 

 received from Japan from the same source. The same species of para- 

 sites were again reared and strengthens materially our breeding cage 

 supply. 



One shipment has been sent by Mr. Smith from the Philippines 

 containing a small internal parasite of the red scale. This arrived in 

 fine condition. Two shipments of black scale parasites were also sent 

 by Mr. Smith from which we have obtained a predaceous Pteromalid 

 on the eggs of the black scale. 



With a shipment of parasitized black scales .from Peru, sent through 

 the kindness of Mr. C. H. Townsend, in charge of the entomological 

 stations of that country, from which we have obtained several .species 

 of a lar^re encyrtid attackins: the old scales: with a further sunnb^ 

 of parasitized mealy bugs and black scale material, besides several 

 species of ladybirds preying on both the mealy bug and black scale 

 which Mr. Simth is bringing with him from the Orient, we have hopes 

 of doing things along the line of insect natural control the next season. 



— E. J. VOSLER. 



A GREAT TRIUMPH. 



The recent decision by the United States Supreme Court, confirming 

 the OT)inion of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is a signal victory 

 for tlio Arizona and California lemon growers. It also illustrates the 

 itn])ortance of a persistent fight, even though it is the rancher versus 

 tlie "interests." 



When the tariff was raised to H<;* ppi" pound tlic railroad, evor 



