ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY — ENTOMOLOGY. 865 



Comb honey, G. S. Demuth (U. 8. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 503, pp. Jft, 

 figs. 20). — This bulletin presents an analysis of the best practice and points out 

 some essentials to the production of maximum crops of honey of the best 

 grades. 



The subject is taken up under the headings of apparatus for comb-honey 

 production, manipulation of the bees, and caring for the crop. 



A successful queen-cage candy made without honey, A. C. Miller (La. 

 Planter, .>f9 {1912), No. 11, p. 185). — A candy which contains no honey has 

 been prepared for use in queen cages from the following constituents : Granu- 

 lated sugar, 5 lbs. ; coffee A sugar, 1 lb. ; glucose, 1 lb. ; water, 1* pt. ; and 

 1 level teaspoonful of cream tartar. After mixing, the ingredients are boiled 

 without stirring until the temperature reaches 240° F. for summer use, or 232° 

 for winter use, then removed from the flre, stirred until thickened, and run 

 into molds, feeders, or cages. 



It is stated that queens have been successfully shipped to England and that 

 full colonies shaken from their combs have been shipped with no other food 

 than this candy with the best of results. 



South African " fertile- worker bees," G. W. Onions (Agr. Jour. Union So. 

 Africa, 3 {1012), No. 5, jrp. 720-728). — This is a report of personal observa- 

 tions. 



South African fertile-worker bees and parthenogenesis, D. S. van 

 Wabmelo {Agr, Jour. Union So. Africa, 3 {1912), No. 6, pp. 7 86-7 89). —This is 

 .1 critical review of the article noted above. 



Wild honey: With notes on the Moka bee, E. N. Marais {Agr, Jour. Union 

 So. Africa, 3 (1912), Ao. 6', pp. 790-195).— 1\\ an ajipended note by C. B, Har- 

 denberg it is statetl that the species here considered, namely, the larger Moka 

 bee, is closely allied to, if not identical with. Trigona clypeaia. 



A new encyrtid (Encyrtus sericophilus) beneficial to sericulture, A. Conte 

 (Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. [Pari.s], 15J, {1912), Ao. 18, pp. 1182, 1183).— T\xq 

 encyrtid here described as new to science parasitized the greater number of the 

 pupte of a tachinid parasite {Tricholyga sorbiUans) of the silkworm received 

 by the author from Tan Chau. Indo-China. 



The life history and bionomics of some North American ticks, W. A. 

 Hooker, F. C. Bishopp, and H. T. Wood ([/. .S'. Dept. Agr., Bur. Ent. Bui. 106, 

 pp. 239, pis. 15, figs. 17). — This is a report of studies conducted in large part 

 in the field laboratory of the Bureau of Entomology at Dallas, Tex., from 1907 

 to 1910. The first part of the bulletin is devoted to an account of ticks in 

 general, including systematic position and classification ; collecting, preserving, 

 and mounting ; economic importance ; histoi'y of the biological study of ticks ; 

 geographical distribution ; general life history ; habits ; multiplication ; locomo- 

 tion and dissemination; seasonal history; methods employed in studies of 

 ticks; natural control; and artificial control. 



The life history and bionomics of 19 forms are considered. Under each 

 species the authors present a description of the size and coloration of the 

 various stages, their host relationship, geographical distribution, observations 

 of the length of the various stages, number of eggs deposited, etc., based upon 

 temperature readings, a summarized account of the life cycle, economic impor- 

 tance, and natural and artificial control. The species and varieties thus con- 

 sidered are the fowl tick {Argas miniatus), spinose ear tick {Ornitliodoros 

 megnini), black-legged tick {Ixodes scapularis) , rotund tick (7. kingi), rabbit 

 tick {H(miuiphy salts leporis-palustris), bird tick {H. chordeilis), brown dog 

 tick {Rhipicephalus sanguineus), North American cattle tick {Margaroptis 

 annulatus), Australian cattle tick (M. annulatus australis), gopher-tortoise 

 tick {Amblyomma tuberculatum), iguana tick {A. dissimile), Gulf Coast tick 



