250 EXPERIMENT STATION RECOED. 



ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY— ENTOMOLOGY. 



Federal game protection. A five years' retrospect, T. S. Palmer (f/. H. 

 Dept. Agr. Yearbook lOD.j, pp. 5Jjl-562, pi. 1, figs. IS). — A summary is preseuted 

 of the main features in tlie woi'Iv of game protection in tlie past five yeai\s. 

 The chief points considered are the Lacey Act, importation of foreign birds 

 and mammals, interstate connnerce in game, cooperation of this department 

 with State officials and AuduI)on societies, and the game preserves. 



Directory of ofl&cials and organizations concerned with the protection of 

 birds and game, 1906, T. S. Palmer ([/. 8. Dept. Agr.. Bur. Biol. Survey 

 Circ. 53, pp. 10). — The purpose of the present directory is to furnish the names 

 of persons in the different States and Territories from whom information may 

 be had respecting the local game laws and the requirements which must be 

 met by individuals who wish to hunt in different localities. 



The zoological record, D. Sharp {Zool. Rec, U (1904), PP- LXV + 1202).— 

 In this volume detailed bibliographical lists are given of literature relating to 

 the various groups of the animal kingdom and published for the most part during 

 the year 1904. 



Meadow mice in relation to agriculture and horticulture, D. E. Lantz' 

 {U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1905, pp. 363-376, pis. .',, figs. l).—Of the 165 species 

 of Microtus known to science about 78 are found in North America. Some 

 species of meadow mice show a very large distribution and often occur in 

 such numbers as to be a serious menace to fruit raising and gardening. 



The feeding habits of meadow mice are described and notes are given on their 

 natural enemies, which include a number of birds and mammals. The unusual 

 prevalence of meadow mice in certain localities is attributed to the destruc- 

 tion of their natural enemies. 



Considerable success in the control of meadow mice has been had with the 

 use of grain or some other form of bait poisoned with strychnine, the drainage 

 of swamps, a periodic jilowing of grass lauds which serve as breeding grounds 

 for meadow mice, and the destruction of weeds and dead grass in the fall by 

 burning or other methods. 



Requirements to be complied with by nurserymen or others who make- 

 interstate shipments of nursery stock, A. F. Burgess (V. 8. Dept. Agr., Bur. 

 Ent. Circ. 15, pp. 6).- — This circular contains in a condensed form the essential 

 requirements of the laws of various States regarding the shipment and intro- 

 duction of nursery stock. A more complete account of these laws will soon be 

 published by the Bureau of Entomology. 



Report of the entomologist, D. L. Van Dine (U. 8. Dept. Agr., Office Expt. 

 Stas. Bui. lilt, pp. 3S-5H. pi. 1). — A brief account is presented of the organiza- 

 tion of entomological work in Hawaii and of the woi-king staff and equipment. 



Bee keeping is fostered to a considerable extent, and the author presents a 

 list of native and introduced bee plants. Likewise with silk production much 

 energy is being expended in encouraging this industry, and it appears to be well 

 suited to the conditions of the Hawaiian Islands. Quite favorable results were 

 obtained fi'om a test of cold storage in the shipment and preservation of silk- 

 worm eggs. A committee of citizens has been appointed to make a study of the 

 situation with regard to mosquitoes and considerable work has been done in 

 the study of fish which eat mosquitoes. 



A partial list is presented of the insects injurious to various cultivated crops 

 in Hawaii and a bibliography is given of publications relating to Hawaiian ento- 

 mology. 



Report of the entomologists, C. II. and H. T. Fernald (Massachusetts 8ta. 

 Rpt. 1905, pp. 149-152). — During 1905 a number of injurious insects were ob- 



