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Further Notes on Crude Petroleum and Other Insecticides (U. S. 

 Dep't Agric. div. ent. Bul.31. n. s. 1902. p.19-51) 



Results obtained with crude petroleum, whale oil soap, etc. 

 The Hessian Fly in New York State in 1901 (U. S. Dep't Agric. 



div. ent. Bui. 31. n. s. 1902. p.22-24) 



Prevalence, damage and observations on broods of Cecidomyia de- 

 structor Say. 

 Observations on Forest and Shade Tree Insects in New York 



State (U. S. Dep't Agric. div. ent. Bui. 31. n. s. 1902. p. G3-G8) 



Notes on the following : Anisota senatoria Abb. & Sm., C a c o e c i a 

 argyrospila Walk., Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, C. 

 11 b e r t a Germ., Anomala lucicola Fabr., Monohammus scu- 

 te 1 1 a t u s Say, M. t i t i 1 1 a t o r Fabr., M. confusor Kirby, G 1 y p t o - 

 cells hirtus Oliv. [pubescens Fabr.], Pissodes strobi Peck, 

 Magdalis lecontei Horn, M. a 1 u t a c e a Lee, Dendroctonus 

 terebrans Oliv., Tomicus calligraphus Germ., T. cacographus 

 Lee, T. p i n i Say, T. balsameus Lee, Xylotrechus sagittatus 

 Germ., Galerucella luteola Miill., Clisiocampa disstria 

 Hubn., Prionoxystus robiniae Peck, Lecanium nigrofasci- 

 a t u m Perg., Pseudococcus aceris Geoff. [Phenacoccus aceri- 

 c o 1 a King], and Chermes pinicorticis Fitch. 

 Ladybugs and Carpet Beetles (Country Gentleman, Feb. 13, 1902, 



67:133") 



Two spotted ladybug, Adalia bipunctata Linn., is characterized, and 

 the Buffalo carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae Linn., and 

 the black carpet beetle, Attagenus pice us Oliv., are briefly described 

 and remedial measures given. 



Soft Scale on Fern (Country Gentleman, Feb. 13, 1902, 67:133") 

 Lecanium hesperidum Linn, is briefly described, and the use of Ivory 

 soap, a 5 cent cake to 8 gallons of water, advised. 



Report of the Committee on Insects of the Eastern New Y'ork 



Horticultural Society (Eastern N. Y. Hortic. Soc. Broc. 5th 



annual meeting, 1901 [issued Feb. 1902] p.20-2G) 



Gipsy moth, Porthetria dispar Linn., fruit tree bark beetle, S c o 1 y - 



tus rugulosus Ratz., palmer worm, Ypsolophus pometellus 



Harris, and the forest tent caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn., 



were noticed in particular. The results obtained with kerosene, whale oil soaps 



and crude petroleum in various combinations are given briefly. 



School Children and San Jos6 Scale (Worcester [Mass.] Evening 



Gazette, Feb. 17, 1902, p.3) 



Letter advising the enlistment of school children as aids in detecting the San 

 Jose scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst., about Worcester Mass. 

 Hickory Bark Borer (Livingston Democrat [Genesee N. Y".] Feb. 



26, 1902, p.3) 



Injuries ofScolytus 4-spinosus Say in the Genesee valley, earlier 

 outbreaks, natural history and remedies. 



