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ENTOMOLOGY. 



The honey bee : A manual of instruction in apiculture, F. Ben- 

 ton {U. S. Dept. Ayr., Division of Eyitomology Bid. 1, n. ser,, pp. 118, 

 ph. 11, figs. 7(i). — Tliis treatise is desigued to make tlie practical man- 

 agement of an apiary plain to tliose whose acquaintauce with the 

 subject is limited, and to give a system of management which may be 

 followed on an extensive scale with the certainty of fair remuneration 

 for the labor and capital invested. The anthor has deemed it advisable 

 to treat the natural history of the bee but briefly and to give little 

 attention to matters that are in dispute or such as are only of local 

 application, the intention being to explain apiculture in a way adapted 

 to all conditions. The methods suggested are those which the author 

 has found practicable through an extended experience. Descriptions 

 of different varieties of the common honey bee, Apis melUjica, are given, 

 as well as of A. indiva, A . jiorea, and A. dorsata, East Indian species of 

 probable economic value if introduced into this country. 



The colony is described and methods for its management are given, 

 together with descriptions of hives and implements necessary. A 

 chapter is given on bee i)asturage, in which quite a number of plants 

 visited by bees are figured and described. Lists are given of the 

 l^rincipal honey plants, and an attempt is made to indicate which are 

 the most important as pollen and honey producers. The manipulation 

 of the brood and its natural or artificial increase is described at con- 

 siderable length. In the chapter devoted to wintering bees brief 

 explicit directions are given, the following of which will prevent any 

 considerable loss. The diseases and enemies of bees are described and 

 suggestions offered for preventing their attacks. 



The pernicious or San Jose scale, J. B. Smith {Xew Jersey Stas. 

 Bui. IKJ, pp. 15, Jigs. o). — The author reviews the history of the impor- 

 tation of the pernicious or San Jose scale [Aspidiotiis perniciosus), and 

 refers to the work which has already been done by the station in study- 

 ing its life history and means for its prevention. During the past sea- 

 son the author made a tri]) to California to study the insect in that 

 State, and in the present bulletin conclusions from his observations are 

 given, the details being reserved for a later publication. 



The author states that all deciduous trees in New Jersey are liable 

 to attacks by this insect, and suggests various remedial measures for 

 prevention. Most of these have been tested in California and found to 

 be efficient. The chief dependence is placed on the lime, sulphur, and 

 salt wash, for which 3 modified fornuilas are given. Other formulas 

 are given for washes containing unslacked lime and sulphur (100 lbs. 

 each) and blue vitriol (8 lbs.); and concentrated lye (3^ lbs.), water 

 (7i gals.), and fish oil (1 gal.). Both of these formulas are said to be 

 very efficient. 



Pure kerosene is said to be fatal to the San Jose scale, but is usually 

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