446 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



INSECT NOTES. 



The new Encyrtid parasite of mealy bugs recently imported from Sicily by the 

 Insectary, has been recovered from field colonies at San Diego and Pasadena in 

 gratifying numbers. — Harry S. Smith. 



Coccophaffus orientalis (Howard) has been colonized on the black scale at Fair 

 Oaks during the past month. The material was received from Mr. C. W. Mally 

 of Cape Town, South Africa. — Harry S. Smith. 



A good colony of the ladybird ChUocorus hipustulatus has been received from the 

 Insectary collector in Italy, who is working under direction of Dr. Silvesstri, 

 and has been placed in the orchards at Fair Oaks. — Harry S. Smith. 



On September 14th the red spider, Tetranychus bimaculatiis, was found in great 

 numbers on bean fields of Mr. James McGillivray, Sacramento County. They were 

 infesting both the pink and the white beans causing rapid yellowing of the leaves and 

 falling of the small beans. Estimated loss half of his crop. — O. TS'. Newman. 



Specimens of willow heavily infested with the larvse of Chrysohothris femorata 

 Fabricius have recently been received at this office. — E. J. Vosler. 



The pine leaf scale, Chionaspis pimfolia- was found commonly on yellow pine in 

 Lake County during a recent trip into that section. — E. J. Vosler. 



The gi-een apple aphis, Aphis pomi ( De Geer) has been controlled by the bene- 

 ficial insects, Clirysopa californica and Hippodamia convergens during the present 

 season at Yucaipa, San Bernardino County. — J. B. Hundley. 



Pantoniorus fuUeri (Horn), the Fuller's rose beetle, has been doing considerable 

 damage to lima beans in Ventura County. — A. A. Brock. 



Chrysohothris femorata Fabricius, has been imusually abundant this year. A 

 young apricot orchard was much injured by this pest in Ventura County. — • 

 A. A. Brock. 



In a bean field near Oxnard, Aijhis riiDiicis (Linnaeus) was so abundant that it 

 was found necessary to spray tlie field with a solution of Black Leaf "40" and 

 soap. This spray was effective in controlling this pest. — A. A. Bkock. 



There has been a heavy infestation of Myzus cerasi (Fabricius) at Susanville, 

 Lassen County, for the past three years. It has virtually kept the growth of the 

 cherry trees in and around the town at a standstill. This year the trees were 

 sprayed three times at intervals of two or three weeks with a solution of nicotine 

 sulphate. — O. W. Newman. 



The red-humped catarpillar, Schizura concinna, is unusually abundant in the vicinity 

 of Sacramento this fall. — Harry S. Smith. 



Through the kind co-operation of the Bureau of Entomology, especially Dr. Chit- 

 tenden, the Insectary has been able to place additional colonies of Apanteles glomer- 

 atus, the parasite of the cabbage worm on the truck farms in this vicinity. — Harry 

 S. Smith. 



Chermes cooleyi is very abundant on the Italian Stone Pines of Capitol Park. 

 Experimental work will be undertaken to determine the best control methods. — ■ 

 Harry S. Smith. 



