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A successful lantern trap, C. P. Gillette (pp 75, 70). — There is here 

 described an apparatus of tin consisting of 3 pieces — a funnel 22 iu. in 

 diameter and 20 in. high, with a stem 2£ in. in diameter which fits inside 

 the neck of a reservoir which has a removable bottom. In the reservoir, 

 which is 5 in. in diameter, is placed a. quantity of excelsior and a 3-oz. 

 wide-mouth cyanid bottle. In one night before 12 o'clock as many as 

 2,000 moths and 3,000 beetles, besides other insects, were taken in one 

 of these traps hung under an electric light, and the majority of the 

 specimens were uninjured. 



Oviposition in young forest trees by Tetraopes femoratus, G. P. Gillette 

 (pp. 70, 77). — The method of egg deposition by this insect, as observed 

 by the author, is described. The insect, as watched, occupied one min- 

 ute in cutting a cross slit and about nine minutes iu depositing her 

 eggs in it. Four such cuts were found on one petiole. Three contained 

 two eggs each, the other, one. The insect does not confine its attacks 

 to the soft maple nor to the petioles of leaves. 



A fern insects that hare been unusually abundant in Colorado this year, 

 C. P. Gillette (pp. 77-79). — There are noted the peach-twig borer {Anar- 

 sia lineatella), which probably reached Colorado from California; Haltica 

 punctipennis, found abundant on grapevines and the red raspberry and 

 to some extent on strawberry plants, and plant lice (Hyalopterus pruni, 

 etc.), against which whale-oil soap in the proportion of 1 lb. to 8 gal. 

 of water was found more effective than the ordinary kerosene emul- 

 sion. Schizoneura americana seems to be greatly increasing in Colo- 

 rado. It begins its attacks at the opening of the first buds, and when 

 the clusters of leaves reach a diameter of 3 to 5 in. they die and the 

 lice migrate to other leaves, which they cause to turn yellow or reddish 

 and to roll. This species has been severely attacked by the larvae of 

 Syrphus americanus. Another syrphid (Eupeodes volucris) was very 

 destructive to Hippodamia convergens, more so than the common lady- 

 bird. 



Notes on bisects of Norway and Sweden, W. M. Schoyen (pp. 79, 80). — 

 The following common pests are noted: Agriotes obscurus and Diacan- 

 thus emeus, Agriotes lineatus, Oseinis frit, Ghlorops pumilionis (twni- 

 opus), Gecidomyia destructor, Phyllopertha horticola, Oligotrophies 

 alopecuri, Gleigastra (armillata'i), Diacanthus wneus, Tipula oleracea, 

 Anthomyia brassica>, ISilpha opaca, Pieris brassicw, Meligcthes wneus, 

 Psila rosw, Tipula oleracea, Syromastes marginatus, Cetonia metallica, 

 Adimonia tanaceti, Anthonomus pomorum, Garpocapsa ponionella, Phyl- 

 lobius pyri, Phyllopertha horticola, Psylla mali, Aphis mali, Tehphorus 

 obscurus, Phytoptus pyri, Nematus ribesii {ventricosus), Zophodia convo- 

 lutella, Typhlocyba rosw, Aphis rosw, Tetranychus telarius, llylurgus 

 piniperda, Lophyrus rufus, Bupalus piniarius, Gecidomyia, brachyntcra, 

 Tetranychus sp., Orgyia antiqua, Bombyx rubi, Hyponomeuta variabilis, 

 H. padi, and Apoderus coryli. 



Notes from Maryland on the principal injurious insects of the year, 

 W. G. Johnson (pp. 80-82). — The following insects are noted: Phyto- 



