418 EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



Notes on injurious insects, W. C. Sturgis {Conncclicut State Sta. Spt. 1S95, pp. 

 191-104).— Bvief notes are given descriiitiveof the injury done by certain insects and 

 means are suggested for the destruction of the pests. Those enumerated are : Wheat 

 midge {Ceccdomyia tritici), bark beetle {Scolytus rugulosus), San Jos^ scale {A spidiotus 

 perniciosus), scale on tulip trees {Lecanhim tiliw), scale on oak {Asterodiaspis quercicola), 

 and scale on honeysuckle {Lecaniiim sp.). 



Further notes on injurious insects, W. E. Brixton {Connecticut State Sta. lipt. 

 189,5, 2)p. 203-213, pis. 2, figs. 3). — Illustrated life history and remedial notes are given 

 of the following insects : Plant-house aleyrodcs {Aleyrodes vaporariorum ?), leaf miner 

 of the cauliflower {Drosoplnla flaveola^, cabbage plusia {Pliisia hrassicw) on tomatoes 

 in greenhouses, raspberry root gallfly {Rhoditea radicum), cabbage root maggot 

 {Fliorhia hrassicce), and elm leaf beetle {Galeruca xanthomelwna). The notes on the 

 elm leaf beetle have already appeared in Bulletin 121 of the station (E. S. K.,'^, P- 

 314). A detailed description is given of a steampower spray pump that is ai^plicable 

 for siiraying very tall trees. 



Report of the entomologist, C. H. Fernald (Massachusetts Hatch Sta. Rpt. 

 1895, pp. 200-212). — A brief report is given of the work that has engaged the atten- 

 tion of the entomologist during the past year. Gypsy moth experiments have taken 

 up most of the author's time. The San Jos6 scale is reported from several sections 

 throughout the State, aud the elm leaf beetle seems to have spread quite extensively. 

 The studies begun on cranberry insects have been continued and will be the subject 

 of a future bulletin. 



Report of the division of entomology and botany, H. Garman (Kentucky Sta. 

 Rpt,lS95, pp. XXXII-LVII, pis. 4). — A brief rcsum6 is given of the botanical work, 

 much of which has been published in bulletin form, together with entomological 

 notes for 1895, in which brief descriptions and suggestions for the repression of the 

 following insects are given: Cutworms, the scurfy bark louse (Chionaspis furfurus), 

 San Jose scale (Asjndiotus 2)erniciosus) , strawberry snout beetle (-EjjicarMS imhricatus), 

 northern June hng ( Lach)iost(rna spp.), southern June bug (AUorhina nitida), imported 

 currant worm (Xf«)a/«s ventricosus), black j^each i\Y>lus (Aphis persica'-nlger), grape 

 phylloxera, fruit bark beetle (Scolytus ruyulosus), zebra caterpillar of cabbage (Mam- 

 estra picta), corn fly (Cha'topsis ivnea), harlequin cabbage \n\g(Mur(jantia histrioniea), 

 regal walnut moth ( atheroma rcgalis), throat hot fly of the horse ( (iastrophilus vasalis), 

 common horsefly (Stomoxys calcitrans), black carpet bug (Attagenus piceus), and chinch 

 bug (Blissus leucopterus). 



Injurious insects and fungi (Jour. [British'] Bd. Ayr., 3 (1896), No. 2, pp. 153-166, 

 figs. 4). — Notes are given of the cherry moth (ArgyrestMa uitidella), the onion fly 

 (Phorhia cepetorum), Carpocapsa pomonella in walnuts, the hop bug (Calocoria fulvo- 

 macuZf/iHs), surface caterpillars (Agrotis spp.), and tomato rot (Cladosporium lycoper- 

 sici), together with suggestions for combating them. 



Dendrolene as an insecticide, .1. Troop (Garden and Forest, 9 (1896), No. 458, p. 

 488). — Notes are given on the use of this substance on jjeach and apple trees, and 

 through its action the young trees were A'isibly affected, some being killed. 



Concerning the causes of plant injuries through the use of insecticides, Carl 

 MOHR (Ztschr. rfianzenlraul-., 6 (1896), No. 4, m). 208, 209).— The injurious eftect of 

 certain insecticides is mentioned and an aqueous solution of calcium sulphite in 

 glycerin is recommended as harmless to plants while efficient against aphides. 



Analyses of insecticides, C. A. Goessmann and H. D. Haskins (Massachusetts 

 Hatch Sta. Rpt. 1895, p. 353). — Analyses of 21 samples of insecticides, including 

 Paris green, hellebore, tobacco liquor, and several patented articles are tabulated. 



Some facts about insects, A. L. Quaintance (Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower, 

 8 (1896), No. 49, p. 780, fig. 1). — Popular notes are given on the life history and classi- 

 fication of insects. 



On the larvae of the higher Bombyces, H. C. Dyar (Froc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 27 (1896), pp. 127-147). 



