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ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY— ENTOMOLOGY. 



The vertebrates, O. Jaekel (Die Wirbeltiere. Berlin, 1911, pp. VIIl+252, 

 figs. 281 ) . — This work deals with both fossil and liAing forms. 



A pocket list of the birds of eastern Massachusetts with especial reference 

 to Essex County, A. P. Moese (Salem, Mass., 1912, pp. 92, tables 6, pi. 1). — 

 This list includes charts which show the months of the year in which the 

 various species are present in eastern Massachusetts. 



The senses of insects, A. H. Forel (Das Smnesleben'der Insekten. Munich, 

 1910, pp. XV+393, j)ls. 2). — This is a collection of experimental and critical 

 studies of insect psychology. 



Control of insects and diseases in grove, garden, and field, N. M. G. 

 Prange (St. Augustine, Fia., 1912, pp. 156). — This is a brief popular work. 



The destruction of insects and other injurious animals, A. L. Clement 

 (Destruction des Insectes et Aiitres Animaux yuisibles. Paris [1911], pp. 

 135, figs. J/OO). — This work consists of 5 chapters which take up the subject as 

 follows: (1) The life and anatomy of insects; (2) methods of destruction; 

 (3) insects and other injurious articulates; (4) insects grouped according to 

 the plants which they injure; and (5) injurious animals other than articulates. 



Potassium cyanid as a larvicide, S. T. Gunasekara (Brit. Med. Jour., 1912, 

 No. 2678, p. 981). — In tests of the effect of potassium cyanid on anopheliue 

 larvse, the author found 1 part in 75.000 to destroy the larvre in 12 hours, 

 whereas 1 part in 150,000 had no effect. When used in stagnant pools the re- 

 sults obtained were variable; the highest dilution having any effect was 1 in 

 50,000 and in some pools as much as 1 in 35,000 was required. A solution of 

 1 in 37,500, or S times the strength recommended, was required for most pools. 



Fourth annual report of the state entomologist of Indiana. B. W. Douglass 

 (Ann. Rpt. State Ent. Ind., 4 (1910-11), pp. 266, figs. 207).— This report con- 

 sists of papers on peach growing in Indiana (pp. 13-40) ; insect enemies and 

 diseases of the peach (pp. 41-66) ; insects injurious to shade trees, including 

 a list of trees (pp. 67-226) ; miscellaneous notes on injurious insects (pp. 227- 

 233) ; and bee keeping (pp. 235-261). 



Forty-second annual report of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 1911 

 (Ann. Rpt. Ent. Sac. Ontario, Jt2 (1911), pp. ll't, figs. 40). — ^Among the more 

 important papers here presented are the following: Reports on Insects of the 

 Year, by A. Gibson (pp. 9-25) ; Some of the Work of the Division of Ento- 

 mology in 1911, by C. G. Hewitt (pp. 25-27) ; Insects of the Season in Ontario, 

 by L. Caesar (pp. 28-S6) ; Notes on the Season of 1911, by T. W. Fyles (pp. 

 36-38) ; Some Injurious Forest Insects at De Grassi Point, Lake Simcoe, by 

 E. M. Walker (pp. 55-63) ; Thrips Affecting Oats, by C. G. Hewitt (pp. 63-65) ; 

 A Hymenopterous Parasite of Hepialus thuJc, by A. F. Winn (pp. 70, 71) ; 

 Injurious Insects of the Year, MacDonald College, Quebec, by J. M. Swaine 

 (pp. 72-74) ; Insect Migration at Aweme, JIanitoba, by N. Criddle (pp. 74-76) ; 

 The Preparation of a Catalogue of the Insects of Canada (pp. 79-81), by C. G. 

 Hewitt: Some Notes on Hepialus hyperboreus, by H. Dawson (pp. 81, 82) ; and 

 Blister Beetles, by A. Gibson (pp. S3-8S). 



Report of the division of plant protection for the year ended June 30, 1911, 

 C. Brick (Jahrb. Hamburg.- Wiss. Anst., 28 (1910), pp. 3/2-337).— This de- 

 tailed report of inspection and other work conducted during the year includes a 

 list of the insects, etc., infesting imported plants, the -occurrence of insect 

 enemies and diseases of cultivated plants during the year, and an index thereto. 



Insect pests of cereals and fruit trees in Russia, I. A. PoRCiNSKii (Ezheg. 

 Dept. Zemh \_Russia], 1909, pp. 608, 609; abs. in Internat. Inst. Agr. [Rome], 



